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Eleanor is researching the effect social media has on worldwide political awareness and revolution.Felix is examining the effect World of Warcraft has on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in his metro area.Eleanor's analysis is _____, while Felix's analysis is _____.

A) Micro-level; macro-level
B) Macro-level; micro-level
C) They are both macro-level.
D) They are both micro-level.

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Qualitative sociology can be defined as:

A) In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data.
B) Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming.
C) Door to door sales pitches, cold calls, and press conferences.
D) Statistical methods such as surveys with large numbers of participants.

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Weber's proposal of antipositivism influenced sociological researchers to ______ while examining different social worlds.

Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Karl Marx were all advocates of:

Sociology is defined as the:

_____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society.

A paradigm can be defined as:

Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her Introduction to Sociology class.Alona is employing a _____ research method.

A hypothesis can be defined as:

Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on their belief in a meritocracy?

Verstehen is defined by the text as:

After weeks of protest in Zuccotti Park, NYC's "Occupy Wall Street" divided into two camps: one composed of higher income protestors, and one composed of lower-income protesters.A ______ would be most interested in the relationship and nature of day-to- day exchanges between the two groups.

____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____.

Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process, arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for the average student.Which perspective would Jeremy's argument fall under?

The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior or, the concept that the individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:

Political science teacher Mr.Jones asks his students to study how social media can influence public opinion by "following" famous activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter.While reading and exchanging each other's Tweets, some classmates became close friends.The first is an example of the project's ____ function, the second is an example of the project's _____ function.

According to Durkheim, which of the following is NOT a social fact?

Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of sociology?

What approach is often used to understand what's defined as deviant within a society?

Please define C.Wright Mill's sociological imagination.