The idea that social change is (and is entirely) the sum total of individual changes is:

a. social realism
b. true for people, but not true for animal societies that also change
c. methodological individualism
d. the only intelligent way to think about social change


c. methodological individualism

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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To more accurately reflect the changes in family life, the text provides a broad definition of what constitutes a family, which is a:

a. social network of people into which a person is born, comprised of relatives, parents, and children who live in the same household b. group of people, which consists of a husband and wife, children from previous marriages, and children (if any) from the new marriage. c. relationship in which people live together with commitment, form an economic unit and care for any young, and consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group. d. social network of people based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

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According to C. Wright Mills, the sociological imagination enables us to grasp the relations between __________ in society

a. money and power b. biology and destiny c. history and biography d. students and teachers

Sociology

Which of the following is not an example of technology?

A. clothing B. computer software C. a manufacturing plant D. a handshake

Sociology