45 Best Sociology Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

What is the Social- conflict approach (Marx)?

G. Horace, Content Developer
Answered: Aug 29, 2018

According to this approach, there are differences in people’s social organization that will affect the way that they interact with people. There may be some situations and things that are...Read More

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Which theory believes that people in society battle over scarce resources like money, power, and prestige?

Denton Perez, Professor
Answered: Sep 08, 2020

The sociology theory that describes people in the society that battle over scares resources such as money, power, and prestige is referred to as CONFLICT. It is often referred to as a clash...Read More

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What is Sociology?

I.Isabella
Answered: Feb 19, 2020

Sociology is a branch of social sciences; it is defined as the study of society, human social interaction, and the rules that bind and separate people in everyday life not only as individuals but...Read More

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What are the Max Weber basic characteristics of a Bureaucracy?

G. Horace, Content Developer
Answered: Sep 20, 2018

Max Weber Bureaucratic form according to Max Weber. He has six major principles. These include formal hierarchical structure, in which each level controls the level below, and it is controlled by...Read More

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What is the difference between inter and intragenerational mobility?

Esk
Answered: Jan 23, 2025

Inter occurs between generations when a child has higher social status than their parents, usually more difficult. intra is when a person s social status changes during his or her lifetime, ex....Read More

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What's the fundamental principle or lesson of sociology?

G. GRAY, Writer
Answered: Sep 08, 2020

The fundamental principle or lesson of sociology is the social context that shapes what people do and think. The term was first used by Frenchman. Sociology is the study of social change, s...Read More

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Which research method would be likely to yield the most valid results for respondents in their natural setting?

Sociology
Answered: Jan 23, 2025

Observation

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Which research method utilizes public records such as marriage and divorce certificates, police records, and birth and death certificates?

T. ADAMS, Senior Executive
Answered: Jun 20, 2019

The correct answer to this question is Secondary data analysis. When this is done, the researcher uses information that another researcher has compiled for their use. Researchers use secondary...Read More

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What is another term for illegitimate power?

Higgin
Answered: Jan 23, 2025

Coercion

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What is Ethnocentrism?

G. GRAY, Writer
Answered: Sep 08, 2020

The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture. Ethnocentrism is a social science that involves one individual thinking or believing they are better tha...Read More

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What is that scale considered?

M. Klose, Content Writer
Answered: Jan 04, 2019

If there is anything that needs to be correct, it is a scales for weighing people. Women often do not want the scales to be wrong when it shows that they are weighing more than they actually are....Read More

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What is the term for attitudes and activities that a society links to people of each sex?

Kmr
Answered: Jan 23, 2025

Gender roles

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What's that scale considered?

John Adney
Answered: Sep 16, 2017

I guess it can be reliable.

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What type of study sociology is?

L. Agate
Answered: Jun 28, 2020

Sociology is the study of people, relationships, culture, and social interaction. It is a social science; it uses various methods for its investigation and analysis, which expands upon the...Read More

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How do sociologists define a symbol?

Answered: Apr 17, 2017

A symbol is a process of social communication. people interpret, define each other's actions through symbols. symbols is concerned with language and meaning. it focuses in how people interact in...Read More

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