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Which theoretical approach was used by early sociologists Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim?


A) the structural-functional approach
B) the social-conflict approach
C) the symbolic-interaction approach
D) the deviance and social control approach

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The term sociology was coined in 1838 by


A) Karl Marx.
B) Herbert Spencer.
C) Adam Smith.
D) Auguste Comte.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Erving Goffman pioneered macro-analysis.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is the best example of a latent function of going to college?


A) providing skills needed for later jobs
B) keeping young people out of the labour force, which may not have jobs for them yet
C) gaining the knowledge required to be an active and thoughtful citizen
D) giving young people experience living on their own

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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In several sentences, explain the focus of the social-conflict approach.

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