SOCIOLOGY: EXAMINING SOCIAL LIFE (QUIZ) (90%) 1.) Social sciences are
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D. the disciplines that study human social behavior or institutions and functions of human society in a scientific manner.

2.) The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is what sociologist C. Wright Mills called
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B. the sociological imagination.

3.) By adopting a , you can look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions.
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C. sociological perspective

4.) Social psychology is
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D. the study of how the social environment affects an individual’s behavior and personality.

5.) By adopting a sociological imagination, you can look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions.
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False.

6.) The social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of the individual.
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A. Sociology -- (WRONG!)

7.) Psychology is the social science that studies human society and social behavior.
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False.

8.) Economics is the study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants.
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True.

9.) The social science that differs from sociology primarily in that it focuses on individual behavior rather than on group behavior is
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C. Psychology

10.) Anthropology is
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B. the comparative study of past and present cultures.