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Unlike peru's coastal zones, ecuador's coastland consists of ______________.

Desert.

Fertile tropical plains.

Mountains that reach the sea.

Indented bays with many

Answer

Correct Answer: Fertile tropical plains.

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Verstehen is The ______word for interpretive understanding

Laten

Greek

German

Arabic

Answer

Correct Answer: German

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Representations of things that are not immediately present to our senses is called as

Symbols

Signs

Letters

Digits

Answer

Correct Answer: Symbols

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Symbolic interactionism is A ______ perspective .

Microsociological

Macrosociological

Both of these

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Microsociological

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Patterned social arrangements that have effects on agency and are, in turn, affected by agency is known as

Structure

Agency

Class

Shape

Answer

Correct Answer: Structure

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A theory that seeks to explain social organization and change in terms of the roles performed by different social structures is called

Structural functionalism

Symbolic functionalism

Symbolic interactionism

Symbolic functionalism

Answer

Correct Answer: Structural functionalism

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Rigorous frameworks for the interpretation of social life that make particular assumptions and ask particular questions about the social world is called

Common sense

Sociological imagination

Sociological theories

Common theories

Answer

Correct Answer: Sociological theories

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

Common sense

Sociological imagination

Sociological theories

Common theories

Answer

Correct Answer: Sociological imagination

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The scientific study of human social relations, groups, and societies is called _____.

Sociology

Psychology

Physiology

Physics

Answer

Correct Answer: Sociology

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The way society is held together is called Social Statics.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The bonds that unite the members of a social group is called Social _____.

Solidarity

Facts

Diversity

Statistics

Answer

Correct Answer: Solidarity

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The idea that economic, political, and other forms of human behavior are fundamentally shaped by social relations is called Social embeddedness.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The laws that govern social change is called _____

Social dynamics

Social facts

Solidarity

Sociology

Answer

Correct Answer: Social dynamics

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The social and cultural mixture of different groups in society and the societal recognition of difference as significant is called Social _____.

Dynamics

Diversity

Facts

Statics

Answer

Correct Answer: Dynamics

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A theory that seeks to explain social organization and change in terms of the conflict that is built into social relations; also known as conflict theory Social conflict Paradigm.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A way of learning about the world that combines logically constructed theory and systematic observation is called Scientific.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The working class; wage workers are called ____.

Proletariat

Secretariat

Bureaucracy

Parliament

Answer

Correct Answer: Proletariat

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The ability to mobilize resources and achieve goals despite the resistance of others is called _____

Power

Status

Rights

Prejudice

Answer

Correct Answer: Power

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Positivism is based on scientific evidence.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Expectations about the appropriate thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of people in a variety of situations is called ____.

Norms

Values

Beliefs

Taboos

Answer

Correct Answer: Norms

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A theory of the social world that is concerned with small-group social relations and interactions is called ____ paradigm.

Micro level

Macro level

Atomic level

Elemental level

Answer

Correct Answer: Micro level

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Means of production is _______ needed to produce products.

Material

Technology

Both of these

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Both of these

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The obvious and intended functions of a phenomenon or institution are called _____ fucntions.

Manifest

Latent

Macro level

Norms

Answer

Correct Answer: Manifest

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Theories of the social world that are concerned with large-scale patterns and institutions are called _____ paradigms.

Micro Level

Macro Level

Minilevel

Null

Answer

Correct Answer: Micro Level

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Functions of a phenomenon or institution that are not recognized or expected are called _____ .

Latent function

Manifest function

Hidden curriculum

Social change

Answer

Correct Answer: Latent function

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The confluence of social statuses that shape people’s lives, access to resources and power, justice, health, and well-being is called _____.

Intersectionality

Inequality

Communication

Positionality

Answer

Correct Answer: Intersectionality

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Differences in wealth, power, political voice, educational opportunities, and other valued resources is called Inequality.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The process by which people worldwide become increasingly connected economically, politically, socially, culturally, and environmentally is called _____.

Secularization

Religion

Filipinization

Globalization

Answer

Correct Answer: Globalization

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A context in which people’s pursuit of goals is shaped by rules, regulations, and larger social structures is called _____ rationality.

Formal

Informal

Rational

Non rational

Answer

Correct Answer: Formal

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The belief that one’s own culture is superior to others is called _____.

Ethnocentrism

Egocentrism

Cultural relativism

Xenocentrism

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethnocentrism

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Among African Americans, an awareness of themselves as both American and Black, and never free of racial stigma is called Double consciousness.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The ability to evaluate claims about truth by using reason and evidence is called _____.

Critical thinking

Conscience

Class conflict

Noen of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Critical thinking

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The common beliefs and values that bind a society together is called _____ conscience.

Collective

Individual

Cooperative

Compound

Answer

Correct Answer: Collective

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Competition between social classes over the distribution of wealth, power, and other valued resources in society is called Class Conflict.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Formal organizations characterized by written rules, hierarchical authority, and paid staff, intended to promote organizational efficiency is called _____.

Bureaucracies

Oligarchy

Boujee

Upper class

Answer

Correct Answer: Bureaucracies

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The capitalist (or property-owning) classis called ____.

Bourgeoisie

Proletariat

Boujee

Upper class

Answer

Correct Answer: Bourgeoisie

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A societal condition in which the normative standards of behavior are unclear is called _____.

Anomie

Loneliness

Seclusion

Alienation

Answer

Correct Answer: Anomie

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The ability of individuals and groups to exercise free will and to make social changes on a small or large scale is called ____.

Agency

Corporation

Firm

Sector

Answer

Correct Answer: Agency

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