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461SociologyMedium

The Bretton Woods institutions are________?

AThe World Trade Organization and the World Bank

BThe United Nations and the World Trade Organization

CThe International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

DThe international Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization

Correct answer

C. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

Explanation

The correct answer is The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

462SociologyMedium

What is meant by reflexivity in sociological research?

Asociologists learn more about the society they live in

Bresearch findings feed back into society and as a result may change it

Cresearch findings empower the general public making them more confident

Dresearch funders have control over research findings and who has access

Correct answer

B. research findings feed back into society and as a result may change it

Explanation

The correct answer is research findings feed back into society and as a result may change it.

463SociologyMedium

According to Marx Capitalism replaced feudalism and itself will be displaced by________?

Acommunism

BEconomic equalitarianism

CNone of these

DFeudalism

Correct answer

A. communism

Explanation

The correct answer is communism.

464SociologyMedium

How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School?

Ait is associated with political conflict between states and their citizens

Ball of the above

Cit can have far-reaching effects upon international relations

Dit is committed on a larger often global scale and is well organized

Correct answer

B. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

465SociologyMedium

Ibne Khaldun was born in________?

ANorth Africa

BNorth America

CNorth Asia

DNone of these

Correct answer

A. North Africa

Explanation

The correct answer is North Africa.

466SociologyMedium

The trend toward urbanization is most advanced in?

AAmerica

BJapan

CNone of these

DEngland

Correct answer

B. Japan

Explanation

The correct answer is Japan.

467SociologyMedium

Sociology differs from common sense in that________?

Aits knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts

Bit focuses on the researchers own experiences

Cit is subjective and biased

Dit makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be

Correct answer

A. its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts

Explanation

The correct answer is its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts.

468SociologyMedium

The sociologist responsible for the modern-day adaptation of strain theory is________?

AWeber

BChambliss

CMerton

DCohen

EMarx

Correct answer

C. Merton

Explanation

The correct answer is Merton.

469SociologyMedium

In the library Louanne observes a woman sitting at a table by herself A man comes up and sits at the other end of the table the woman frowns and shakes her head no The man gets up and moves to another table Lounne concludes that the woman did not want to share a study table The theoretical perspective Louanne is using is________?

Anone of the above

Bthe conflict perspective

Cthe interactionist perspective

Dthe functionalist perspective

Correct answer

C. the interactionist perspective

Explanation

The correct answer is the interactionist perspective.

470SociologyMedium

Which field of study was originally developed in the 1930s as an increasing number of social scientists became aware of the plight of the elderly?

Agerontocracy

Bgeriatrics

Cgerontology

Dsilicide

Correct answer

C. gerontology

Explanation

The correct answer is gerontology.

The Bretton Woods institutions are________?

AThe World Trade Organization and the World Bank

BThe United Nations and the World Trade Organization

CThe International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

DThe international Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization

Correct answer

C. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

Explanation

The correct answer is The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

What is meant by reflexivity in sociological research?

Asociologists learn more about the society they live in

Bresearch findings feed back into society and as a result may change it

Cresearch findings empower the general public making them more confident

Dresearch funders have control over research findings and who has access

Correct answer

B. research findings feed back into society and as a result may change it

Explanation

The correct answer is research findings feed back into society and as a result may change it.

How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School?

Ait is associated with political conflict between states and their citizens

Ball of the above

Cit can have far-reaching effects upon international relations

Dit is committed on a larger often global scale and is well organized

Correct answer

B. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

Sociology differs from common sense in that________?

Aits knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts

Bit focuses on the researchers own experiences

Cit is subjective and biased

Dit makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be

Correct answer

A. its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts

Explanation

The correct answer is its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts.