Sociology Can Be Defined as the Systematic and Scientific Study

question 127

Multiple Choice

Sociology can be defined as the systematic and scientific study of human society and social behavior. Given this definition, what level(s) of social structure listed below best describe(s) what sociologists might examine?

• A) only small groups
• B) almost any level-from interactions between two people to large-scale institutions
• C) mass culture and large institutions
• D) relations between individuals
• E) large-scale social structures that involve significant numbers of people

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Definitions:

Second Industrial Revolution

A period of rapid industrial growth and technological advancement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, marked by the widespread use of steel, electric power, and internal combustion engines.

Trans-Mississippi West

The region of the United States that lies west of the Mississippi River, an area that experienced significant settlement and development during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Agriculture

The science, art, and practice of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock, serving as a foundational component of the global economy.

Native Americans

Indigenous peoples who lived in the Americas before European colonization.