Sociologists define social change as the alteration, modification, or transformation of public policy, culture, or social institutions over time; such change is usually brought about by collective behavior and social movements

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Which of the following are qualitative research techniques designed to attain?

A) subjective understanding of behavior B) interpretation of behavior C) meaning of social behavior D) all of the above

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___________ Commonly routinized behaviors that express and reinforce religious faith

What will be an ideal response?

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Talcott Parsons viewed society as naturally being in a state of

A. equilibrium. B. anarchy. C. conflict. D. evolution.

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Anthropologist Leslie White maintained that inventions control people. He supported this conclusion with the argument that

a. necessity is the mother of invention.
b. when the cultural base is capable of supporting an invention that invention will come into being whether we want it or not.
c. human beings have no free will.
d. the best things in science are found because they are useful at the time.

Sociology