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11) Which of the following is the best definition of ascribed status? a. The status of a person has been gained through personal attributes and qualities. b. A person has been assigned advantage or disadvantage through simply being born. c. People should strive to achieve the most they can in life despite any disadvantages they have. d. We judge the status of the people around us based on social factors such as gender and socio-economic status. 12) Urban-rural differences are mainly the result of ___________ factors. a. Economic b. Structural c. Geographical d. Social 13) The percentage of families living below the poverty level ____________ declined between 2003 and 2007. a. Decreased b. Remained stable c. Increased d. Decreased, then increased 14) The term “sociology” was coined by this theorist in 1838. a. Plato b. Peter Berger c. Auguste Comte d. Émile Durkheim 15) All of the following are revolutionary events in Europe that inspired the rise of sociology except. a. the political revolution. b. the scientific revolution. c. the economic revolution. d. the Industrial Revolution. 16) Comte’s Law of Three Stages defines how advances of the mind created three different types of societies. What are the three stages? a. Theological, Metaphysical, and Positive b. Theological, Religious, and Atheist c. Metaphysical, Industrial, and Political d. Positive, Appositive, and Negativistic 17) The belief that there exists an objective and knowable reality comes out of this general theoretical approach. a. positivism b. negativism c. ethnomethodology d. qualitative sociology 18) Critics of positivist-oriented sociology are most likely to argue that knowledge and understanding should be defined in relation to a. human subjectivity. b. inner feelings. c. theology. d. hard science. 19) Anti-positivists argue that science cannot be separated from ____________. a. research. b. theory. c. time and context. d. our values. 20) The positivists’ belief that science and experimentation will grant us the greatest insights into our world is in keeping with _____________ sociology. a. Technological b. Qualitative c. Interpretive d. Quantitative