More than twenty years prior to the birth of Durkheim and Weber, Society in America, an analysis of American social customs, was published by sociologist ________

A) W. I. Thomas
B) W. E. B. Du Bois
C) Harriet Martineau
D) Ernest Burgess


C

Sociology

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Adam Smith used the metaphor of the "invisible hand" to represent the free play of economic forces that shape the market place and the broader economy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Sociology

Davis and Moore assert that ______ give rise to stratification.

a. rewards b. opportunities c. functions d. variants

Sociology

Which of the following is characteristic of a sociological understanding of conversation?

A. People avoid techniques to repair conversational breakdowns, such as awkward silences or misunderstandings. B. Larger social structures, such as gender and class, have no real influence. C. People engage in turn taking, in which one person waits and listens while the other person speaks. D. Power differentials, such as between men and women or between a manager and employee, are hidden.

Sociology

________ is defined as the totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior.

A. Social structure B. Society C. Culture D. Socialization

Sociology