According to Jeffrey Alexander, which describes the problem of action at the macro level?
a. Internalized, individual nature
b. Instrumental, rational, conditional
c. Collective nature
d. Normative, nonrational, affective
d. Normative, nonrational, affective
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Although some of the early sociologists saw themselves as social reformers, by the middle of the 20th century the focus of the discipline of sociology had shifted to
A. theorizing and gathering information. B. a de-emphasis on the scientific method. C. applied sociology. D. advocacy of civil rights for minorities.
Advocates who engage in claims making and attempt to focus public attention on troubling social conditions are known as ______.
A. social workers B. moral entrepreneurs C. political tradesmiths D. media agents
Which of the following refers to the movement of individuals or groups from one position of society's stratification system to another?
A. social distribution B. social mobility C. relative poverty D. life chances