Humans are problem solvers. This refers to the fact that we have
a. goals.
b. values.
c. culture.
d. ideas.
A
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The experiences of W.E.B. Du Bois illustrate the racism in society during the time of early sociology in North America. When Du Bois, one of the founders of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and a prolific researcher of race relations, went to national meetings of the American Sociological Society
a. restaurants and hotels would not allow him to eat or room with the white sociologists b. the association refused to let him speak c. the U.S. Department his microphones in his hotel room d. he was so poor that he brought canned goods from home to eat in his hotel room
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Verstehen refers to our need to analyze action from the subjective perspective. 2. As his career progressed, the unit act played an increasingly prominent role in Talcott Parsons’ work. 3. As his career progressed, verstehen played an increasingly prominent role in Talcott Parsons’ work. 4. Talcott Parsons ultimately came to believe that social order was maintained by power relationships and authority. 5. Talcott Parsons incorporated evolution concepts into his theory after his critics charged his theory could not explain social change.
How many societies have achieved hegemonic status within the capitalist world-system throughout its history?
a. 3 b. 8 c. 1 d. 12
The U.S. economic system is best described as:
a. laissez-faire capitalism. b. a mixed economy. c. democratic socialism. d. a command economy. e. a pure capitalist economy.