Chapter 1 Test Yourself: Why Sociology

. You choose an undergraduate major in sociology. For your senior capstone course, you must plan and execute a research project that addresses the topic of social media use among college students. Which of the research questions below is best suited for a sociological investigation of the topic?

What, in your opinion as a sociology student, is the best social media platform for making new friends in college?

Are students who use social media more frequently more likely to earn lower GPAs than students who use it less frequently?

What is the university's social media policy for professors?

Is it legal for the university to punish students for pictures they post on social media of them engaging in activities that are banned on campus?

. Information literacy helps you to

write up the results of your research more clearly.

think critically about information that you discover or that is presented to you.

locate a publisher who will be interested in publishing the findings of your research.

defeat arguments that do not confirm your confirmation bias.

. When sociology professors say that their goal isn't to teach you what to think but how to think, they mean

every opinion is equally valid, regardless of whether facts support it.

social scientific methods of investigation of a question produce better thinking about that topic.

relying on opinion to make a decision is just as likely as relying on fact to produce a good choice.

any conclusion can be drawn through systematic investigation.

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