Sociologist Auguste Comte viewed human society as
a. a group interested in pleasure before anything else
b. increasingly unable to biologically cope with the elements
c. moving forward a mythological way of thought toward scientific thought
d. a group increasingly turning toward religion and away from science
Answer: c. moving forward a mythological way of thought toward scientific thought
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The process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue should be defined as a social problem is a process that sociologists call ___________.
A. subjective assessment B. claims making C. objective assessment D. factual analysis
Current population trends suggest that the world's population
a. will double within the next 10 years. b. will double within the next 20 years. c. will double within the next 30 years. d. may never double again.
Which of the following statements regarding education as a social problem is true?
A. Education requirements differ from one state to another. B. Education eliminates social inequality between men and women. C. There is widespread agreement on what aspects of education constitute social problems, even if there is disagreement over the proposed solutions. D. Eighty percent of all U.S. children aged 16 and 17 are enrolled in school.
When two college basketball players turn their back to the U.S. flag during the playing of the national anthem, they
A. engage in formal deviance. B. offend people but violate no norms. C. violate an informal norm. D. violate a formal norm.