Question 1

The critical domain of the sociological imagination requires us to continuously check between the theories we are using and which of the following?

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A)  Meanings,events,processes and structures in the social world
B)  What people say or think about an event that has already happened
C)  The history of capitalism in Europe
D)  The political and economic structures of societyE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Briefly brainstorm a list of the ways that sociology,anthropology and psychology are similar and different as disciplinary approaches.

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Question 3

Choose an example of a minority culture or a subculture to explore which dominant ideology it runs counter to.State clearly in what ways this occurs,considering sociological factors such as age,gender,socioeconomic status and so on,in order to develop a detailed understanding.

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Question 4

In what ways does sociology influence policy and social reform?

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A)  The certainty that underpins sociological research
B)  Empirical knowledge of society
C)  Using the imagination to study society
D)  Researching society from different political perspectivesE) B) and D)
F) C) and D) D

Question 5

The markers of: class; gender; race; ethnicity,age and sexuality are important in gaining a general sociological understanding of which of the following?

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A)  Power and inequality
B)  Colonialism and imperialism
C)  Work and unemployment
D)  The micro and the macroE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Why are both the macro and the micro experiences of society important in sociology?

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A)  Personal experiences are shaped at the micro level
B)  The macro features of society determine social experience
C)  Big and small issues are important in sociology
D)  Systems characterise broad features of society that impact on individuals differentlyE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

What are the four areas of interest in sociology?

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A)  Macro,micro,tradition,and change
B)  Systemic,individual,their interrelationship,and societal change
C)  Systemic,individual,research,and issues
D)  Gender,class,race,and ethnicityE) A) and B)
F) C) and D) B

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the impact of cultural globalisation on language?

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A)  The number of languages is increasing,with more technical terms than ever before
B)  The number of languages globally is declining,and predicted to continue to decline with English being the dominant language
C)  The number of languages has remained stable,with some minority cultures using new technologies to record previously undocumented languages
D)  The number of languages globally is declining,and is predicted to remain stable,with Spanish being the dominant languageE) A) and D)
F) None of the above B

Question 9

Thinking about capitalism as a systemic social formation explains ____________ inequalities.

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A)  Gender
B)  Ethnicity
C)  Class
D)  Sexual orientationE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the four kinds of sociological imagination?

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A)  Political
B)  Critical
C)  Anthropological
D)  ComparativeE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

'Understanding this complexification of the life-world has become an urgent task'. Discuss

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Question 12

Which of the following is not one of Anthony Giddens' three kinds of sociological imagination that enrich our understanding of social structure?

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A)  Historical
B)  Religious
C)  Critical
D)  CulturalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Make a list of the markers of division that influence equality in human societies and explain how each impacts on your power in Australian society.

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Question 14

The management of social issues by identifying dysfunction and improving social services is known as an _________________ approach to sociology.

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A)  Active
B)  Empirical
C)  Instrumental
D)  ImaginativeE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

All of the following descriptions of the discipline of sociology are correct EXCEPT:

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A)  Contemporary sociologists aim to avoid being part of the objects they study and advocate scientific neutrality
B)  
C)  Wright Mills' sociological imagination argues that how objects appear depends on the perspective of the observer
C)  Reflexivity refers to the concept and practice of researchers working to minimise their own subjective biases
D)  Contemporary sociologists no longer perceive humans as objects in the same way as Auguste Comte's positivist perspectiveE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Michel Foucault:

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A)  Understood historical discourses as a means for understanding the present
B)  Showed how past societies maintain the status quo reproducing its social conditions
C)  Argued that the sociological imagination is distinct from the historical domain
D)  Proposed that the purpose of history is to socially analyse the pastE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

When cultures come into contact with each other:

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A)  A shared understanding of difference results only in worldly appreciation
B)  Parochial movements such as the ethnocentric 'One Nation' always result
C)  Global in-mixing results in the world becoming a single homogeneous entity
D)  Commonsense notions of culture tied exclusively to ethnicity become problematisedE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which sociologist proposes the unique methodological approach of using the 'sociological imagination'?

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A)  
C)  Wright Mills
B)  Auguste Comte
C)  Max Weber
D)  Anthony GiddensE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The history of European nations such as Britain and France establishing colonies around the world helps explain inequality for the marker of ___________.

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A)  Race
B)  Class
C)  Gender
D)  AgeE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

In short paragraphs,cite at least five reasons that sociologists should seek to constantly question their own assumptions when considering the social world.

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Exam 1: What Is Sociology

The critical domain of the sociological imagination requires us to continuously check between the theories we are using and which of the following?

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Briefly brainstorm a list of the ways that sociology,anthropology and psychology are similar and different as disciplinary approaches.

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Choose an example of a minority culture or a subculture to explore which dominant ideology it runs counter to.State clearly in what ways this occurs,considering sociological factors such as age,gender,socioeconomic status and so on,in order to develop a detailed understanding.

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In what ways does sociology influence policy and social reform?

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The markers of: class; gender; race; ethnicity,age and sexuality are important in gaining a general sociological understanding of which of the following?

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Why are both the macro and the micro experiences of society important in sociology?

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What are the four areas of interest in sociology?

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Which of the following best describes the impact of cultural globalisation on language?

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Thinking about capitalism as a systemic social formation explains ____________ inequalities.

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Which of the following is not one of the four kinds of sociological imagination?

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'Understanding this complexification of the life-world has become an urgent task'. Discuss

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Which of the following is not one of Anthony Giddens' three kinds of sociological imagination that enrich our understanding of social structure?

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Make a list of the markers of division that influence equality in human societies and explain how each impacts on your power in Australian society.

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The management of social issues by identifying dysfunction and improving social services is known as an _________________ approach to sociology.

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Michel Foucault:

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When cultures come into contact with each other:

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Which sociologist proposes the unique methodological approach of using the 'sociological imagination'?

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The history of European nations such as Britain and France establishing colonies around the world helps explain inequality for the marker of ___________.

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