quiz 1
Your first quiz will be composed of short essay questions that may be submitted directly to the course management system through immediate submission or cut and paste from a word document. Please plan accordingly. You must answer all five of the following essays! Each essay is worth 5 points. Be sure to explain/develop your essays in a manner that allows the reader to understand the materials clearly!!! The Quiz must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (EST)…………please plan accordingly!
1. Explain what Marx means by the idea of “economic determinism”? How do unequal power relations create conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat? How does the proletariat develop class consciousness as a result of this conflict?
2. Explain the difference between macro-sociology and micro-sociology. Identify one macro-level theory and one micro-level theory than explain how each theory views society.
3. In relationship to the four ways of knowing, explain how “authority” and “science” may simultaneously operate?
4. What does it mean to use the “sociological imagination,” explain? Why is it important to “question the obvious,” when attempting to develop a sociological perspective, explain?
5. What are the major differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods, explain? Explain the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning. Which form of reasoning fits best with the Qualitative method? Which form of reasoning fits best with the Quantitative method?
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1. Summarize the actual debate, what are the major points of the argument?
2. Explain how you feel about the argument, which perspective do you agree with and why (support your ideas using the required reading materials)? Should English be the official language of the U.S., why/why not? You must explain your answer from a Structural Functionalist & Conflict Theorist Perspective.
3. What is ethnocentrism? How would this argument be looked at from an ethnocentric perspective? Explain Xenocentrism, How would this argument be viewed from a Xenocentric perspective?
4. How does this debate connect with the ideas of the video you were required to watch this week, explain?
