*a. True b. False 29. Theory is a system of generalized statements or propositions about phenomena. *a. True b. False 30. Sociologists tend to be interested not only in understanding the workings of society, but also in realizing a more just or equitable social order. *a. True b. False 31. In general, it is relatively easy to fashion universal laws to explain societal dynamics. a. True *b. False 32. It is true that original texts are usually too hard for students to decipher. a. True *b. False 33. Secondary texts do not merely translate what the theorist wrote into simpler terms; rather, in order to simplify, they must revise what an author has said. *a. True b. False 34. The Enlightenment was not so much a fixed set of ideas, but a new attitude, a new method of thought. *a. True b. False 35. The rise of science and empiricism in the mid-seventeenth century would give birth to sociology. a. True *b. False 36. The primary domain of sociology according to Durkheim is social facts. *a. True b. False 37. Sociology reflects a complex mix of Enlightenment and counter-Enlightenment ideas *a. True b. False
*a. True b. False 29. Theory is a system of generalized statements or propositions about phenomena. *a. True b. False 30. Sociologists tend to be interested not only in understanding the workings of society, but also in realizing a more just or equitable social order. *a. True b. False 31. In general, it is relatively easy to fashion universal laws to explain societal dynamics. a. True *b. False 32. It is true that original texts are usually too hard for students to decipher. a. True *b. False 33. Secondary texts do not merely translate what the theorist wrote into simpler terms; rather, in order to simplify, they must revise what an author has said. *a. True b. False 34. The Enlightenment was not so much a fixed set of ideas, but a new attitude, a new method of thought. *a. True b. False 35. The rise of science and empiricism in the mid-seventeenth century would give birth to sociology. a. True *b. False 36. The primary domain of sociology according to Durkheim is social facts. *a. True b. False 37. Sociology reflects a complex mix of Enlightenment and counter-Enlightenment ideas *a. True b. False