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Question 1

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The relationship between agency and structure is _____, as ______.

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Question 2

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_____ established the first rules for conducting sociological research and examined the impact of modern society on social solidarity.

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Question 3

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The ability to grasp the relationship between individual lives and the larger social forces that shape them is referred to as:

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Question 4

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The ability of individuals and groups to exercise free will and to make social change is referred to as:

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Question 5

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The scientific study of human social relationships, groups, and societies is known as:

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Question 6

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According to Marx, the key difference between the working class and the capitalist class was:

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Question 7

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Competition between social classes over the distribution of wealth, power, and other valued resources in society is referred to as:

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Question 8

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The bonds that unite the members of a social group is referred to as:

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Question 9

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_____ believed that nearly all known societies are characterized by some system of division by economic class, which results in conflict as classes compete for wealth, power, and resources.

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Question 10

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In sociological research, ideas about the world that describe a possible relationship between social phenomena are referred to as:

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Question 11

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Specific techniques for systematically gathering data are referred to as:

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Question 12

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A researcher finds that as income increases, square footage of respondent’s home also increases. This is an example of:

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Question 13

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A researcher finds that as years spent driving increases, the number of accidents decreases. This is an example of:

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Question 14

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The repetition of a previous study using a different sample or population to verify or refute the original findings is referred to as:

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Question 15

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The term used to summarize a set of phenomena is:

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Question 16

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The degree to which two or more variables are associated with one another is referred to as:

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Question 17

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A variable is defined as:

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Question 18

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The ability of a local culture to absorb outside influences that fit in and enrich their culture while resisting those that are alien is known as:

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Question 19

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The beliefs, norms, behaviors, and products common to the members of a particular group are referred to as:

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Question 20

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Commitment to respecting cultural differences rather than submerging them into a larger, dominant culture is referred to as:

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Question 21

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The worldview whereby we judge other cultures by the standards of our own is referred to as:

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Question 22

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The abstract creations of human cultures, including ideas about behavior and living, are referred to as:

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Question 23

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The worldview whereby we understand the practices of another society sociologically, in terms of that society’s own norms and values and not our own, is referred to as:

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Question 24

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A culture that exists together with a dominant culture but differs from it in some important respects is referred to as:

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Question 25

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The desire of imperialistic nations to see their power, influence, and profits grow throughout the world is known as:

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