What do sociologists gain by using a micro-level rather than a macro-level system of analysis to study families?A.They gain an understanding of how the family connects with other major social institutions.B.They gain an understanding of how individuals actually experience family life.C.They gain an understanding of society as a whole.D.They gain an understanding of the family as a major social institution.

Why do sociologists find the study of family to be so important when trying to grasp the mores and norms of a culture?Question 16Select one:a.Families provide for each other as well as carry out and teach a particular culture to other members of the family.b.Families almost never reinforce the values of the society in which they live, and thus can bring about change without much effort.c.Families are so isolated from society at large that they become tiny independent societies.d.Families tend to be apathetic towards culture whereas young unmarried people reinforce social rituals and ideologies.

Employing micro-sociological approaches, macro and middle range, sociology therefore gives us knowledge of society and also a greater understanding of ourselves.Select one:TrueFalse

Macrosociology and microsociology approach the study of society from different perspectives. How does the discipline of sociology deal with these two very different approaches?Group of answer choicesMost sociologists are macrosociologists; microsociologists are only a small minority.These two perspectives are on a continuum, and sociologists can adopt the perspective most useful for a particular problem.Although the field is fairly evenly split between these two perspectives, almost every sociologist feels strongly that their perspective is the correct one.Microsociology used to dominate the field, but more recently macrosociology has become the dominant perspective.

Family is a term that is difficult to define. When studying sociology it is important to remember that:Question 20Select one:a.Sociologist try to keep the definition open so that people who walk by each other on the street are a family.b.Sociologists try to keep the definition open to encompass all types of people who are emotionally close to each other.c.Sociologists only consider people who live in the same household to be a family.d.Sociologists only consider traditional marriage as a requirement to be a family.

Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?Question 1Select one:a.a large surveyb.a literature searchc.an in-depth interviewd.a review of television programs