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University of Alabama, Birmingham SOC 100 Module 1 1)According to Mills, it is common for us to define our troubles in terms of historical change and institutional contradiction

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University of Alabama, Birmingham

SOC 100

Module 1

1)According to Mills, it is common for us to define our troubles in terms of historical change and institutional contradiction.

 

2. What does Postrel NOT say about choosing names for children?

 

3. What did Coleman and Hennessy NOT say in their op-ed “Lessons from the Humanities and Social Sciences?”

4. According to the module materials a "sociological imagination" is the ability to understand personal or individual problems (troubles) as linked to larger social issues.

 

5. According to lecturette material, a sociological perspective (or "sociological imagination") is something that comes almost naturally to most of us.

 

6. According to the introductory comments for this module, a key point about ultimately adopting a perspective on a particular issue is that it is a *process* that includes what three components?

 

7. According to lecturette material, critical thinking requires that you criticize ideas and adopt a fairly negative attitude.

 

8. According to your instructor, both politically conservative and political liberal people can be narrow-minded and not prone to critical thinking.

 

9. According to the slide on the Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development, a person who expects a teacher to tell them "the facts" or "the solution" is in what phase of intellectual development?

 

10. According to lecturette material, sociology has its roots in concerns about social reform and social control. However, these days, many sociologists do not agree with those aims.