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6. Which of the following best deseribes Auguste Comte? a. The \"Tounler\" of so

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6. Which of the following best deseribes Auguste Comte? a. The "Tounler" of sociology, he argued that all societies "progress three stages. b. The "founder" of sociology, he argued that patens of " through the same mechanical solidarity c. The first American sociologist, he argued that power differences in a society produce suicide vary by levels of systematic "social patterms." d. The first American sociologist, he argued that sociology proves "social Darwinism." 7. What of the following best describes the work of W.E.B. Du Bois? a. He examined the social and economic conditions of Arican Americans aher b. He examined the difference between mechanical and organic solidarity. c. He examined how incarceration affected one's chances of future employmenn. d. He examined how the Protestant work ethic shaped the development of capitalism War. the Civil 8. Which of the following best characterizes conflict theorists view of social institutions? a. Social institutions preserve social order in a given society, both in terms of b. Social institutions serve as the primary location for social interactions, which serve as c. Social institutions create conflict in a society by isolating its members from each other d. Social institutions preserve the social hierarchy, preserving the power of the already reproducing its members and socializing new members. the foundation for any society and decreasing social integration. elite and the disadvantage of the already disadvantaged 9. Jane Addams was: a. An early sociologist concerned with gender inequality. She influentially argued b. An early sociologist concerned with slavery. She was a leading abolitionist (anti- c. An early sociologist concerned with colonialism. She influentially argued that d. An early sociologist concerned with poverty. She founded a home to help the poor in against women's unequal wages. slavery activist) before the U.S. Civil War. European countries should not exploit the land and labor of African countries. Chicago.

Explanation / Answer

6. August’s Comte was a French philosopher and not American. This eliminates the last two options. He proposed the law of three stages, through which societies evolve. These three stages are: 1) theological stage, (2) metaphysical stage, and (3) positive stage. Hence, answer is option

A) the founder of sociology who argued that all societies progress through the same three stages.

7. WEB Du Bois is an American sociologist, who was the first to earn a doctorate degree. One of his major works was in the equal rights of the African Americans, evident from him being a co founder of NAACP, national Association for the advancement of the coloured people, and he emerged as the l axed of the Niagara movement. Hence the answer is

A) he examined the conditions of the African Americans after the civil war.

8. The conflict theory, as given by Karl Marx, states how conflict arises within a society due to the already created distances due to inequality of resources that is present within a society. According to this, the answer would be

C) social institutions create conflict by isolating members from each other and decreasing social integration

9. Jane Addams was referred to as the mother of social work. She along with paramour Ellen Gates Starr, started a settlement house in Chicago, which is as named as the Hull House. The Hull House is as home to 25 women, with Addams and Starr being the first residents. Hence the answer is

D) an early sociologist concerned with poverty, she made a home in Chicago to help the poor.