b. Interactionism c. Societalism d. Functionalism e. None of the above 26. Who w

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b. Interactionism c. Societalism d. Functionalism e. None of the above 26. Who was the first African-American to receive a PhD from Harvard? a. Harriet Martineau b. W.E.B. Du Bois c. W.I.Thomas d. Robert K. Merton e. Herbert Spencer 27. According to , the task of the sociological imagination is to see the relationship between individual experiences and larger social forces. a. Harriet Martin Martineau b. Karl Marx c. C. Wright Mills d. Emile Durkeim e. Auguste Comte 28. T F Empiricism is the view that generalizations are only valid is they involve economic forecasts 29. T F A key.component to the definition of sociology is the study of the relationships between animals and environment. 30. Cultural relativism means that Absolutes, such things as right or wrong, do not exist with regard to cultural practices Some cultures are clearly superior in relation to others Cultures must be studied on their own terms before being compared or judged All cultures must be understood as consisting of many subcultures Cultures which are inferior can learn relatively little from superior cultures a. b. c. d. e. 31.T F The researcher engaged in secondary data analysis may use the same data for a new study and different purpose. 32. Most sociologists agree that eliminating all subjectivity from sociological research is a. b. c. d. e. Possible and desirable Neither possible nor necessarily desirable Part of the research process What produces the most valuable results Easily possible in physics but possible in sociology only with great effort

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26. b. DuBois was the first African American who graduated from Harvard.

27. c C Wright Mills gave the idea of sociological imagination

28.F. This is not a correct definition of empiricism

29. F. Sociology is more of a study of human societies and their environment rather than animals.

30. c. Cultural relativism means that cultures must be studied in their own terms first.

31. T. A researcher can do this in secondary data analysis.

32. b. Most sociologists agree that it is neither completely possible nor necessarily desirable

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