SOC SCI 1A Study Guide - Final Guide: Ethnocentrism, Microsociology, United States

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Sample final exam: the sociological perspective always focuses on: a. individuals b. groups c. governments d. deviants, which of the following statements is not true of contemporary sociology? a. sociology can be defined as the study of interpersonal relationships. b. sociologists never examine a social problem in isolation. The problem has to be linked to the operation of the whole society. c. the moral message of society is to discover the causes of a social problem so that those in political power can correct the problem. d. sociology is developing a reliance upon evolutionary biology to help explain many human social customs: a sociologist conducting research devised a coding system to analyze the messages on an internet bulletin board discussion of the 2000 controversy concerning elian gonzalez, the. This method of research is called: a. participant observation b. a survey c. content analysis d. intensive interview: early sociologists, such as durkheim and marx, discussed factors that allow society to function.