What are the three main theoretical perspectives of sociology?
A. structural functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interaction
B. research method, correlation, and hypothesis
C. social embeddedness, sociological eye, and sociological imagination
D. divergence, functionalism, and causation
Answer: A
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a. material culture b. nonmaterial culture c. real culture d. cultural constructions
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a. ideal b. real c. material d. universal
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