1. Durkheim wrote: “[H]ow often does it happen that we are ignorant of the detai
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1.
Durkheim wrote: “[H]ow often does it happen that we are ignorant of the details of the obligations that we must assume, and . . . to know them, we must consult the legal code and its authorized interpreters!” In this passage he is referring to the fact that
most people have to become familiar with the law in order to know what to do in life
we are socialized from birth to learn how we should behave and what is expected of us and what we can expect of others and much of that we learn informally
we are first and foremost individuals, not social beings
none of the above
2.
Society is made up of individuals and what society is, how people behave, and how they think, are a direct result – a product - of the attitudes and actions of the individuals who make up society
True
False
3.
Why do we even bother to greet people at all (e.g., "Hello," "How are you?") and why couldn't we just start talking instead? All are correct except which one?
When we greet people we are reaffirming our connection to them. The degree of that connection (our lover, an acquaintance, our mother, our co-worker...) determines how the greetings might differ in style but people we have some connection to we almost invariably greet. Even strangers are usually greeted by us under the proper circumstances.
Those who don't greet others are considered rude but what is going on unconsciously for most people when they react to rudeness is that the other person isn't affirming their connection to us as fellow social beings and we see that as a threat to our collective life.
Being polite is merely a convention and has no sociological significance. If greetings were abandoned they would have no effect.
If the average person were truly mainly or exclusively selfish, then society itself could not exist.
4.
The sociological view is that if you want to change society, the place to put your efforts is in replacing the current people in leading positions with other people. That route will surely lead to social change.
True
False
Explanation / Answer
Answer:
1. we are socialized from birth to learn how we should behave and what is expected of us and what we can expect of others and much of that we learn informally
2. False.
Society controls how people behave, and how they think.
3. When we greet people we are reaffirming our connection to them. The degree of that connection (our lover, an acquaintance, our mother, our co-worker...) determines how the greetings might differ in style but people we have some connection to we almost invariably greet. Even strangers are usually greeted by us under the proper circumstances.
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