Cloze Test – Test 108

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Sociology is the study of social behavior or society, including its origins, development, organization, networks, and institutions. It is a social science that uses various methods of (21) investigation and critical analysis to (22) a body of knowledge about social order, disorder, and change. Many sociologists aim to conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter (23) from the micro-sociology level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure. The traditional focuses of sociology include social stratification, social class, social mobility, religion, secularization, law, sexuality and deviance. As all spheres of human activity are affected by the interplay between social structure and individual agency, sociology has gradually expanded its focus to (24) subjects, such as health, medical, military and penal institutions, the Internet, education, social capital and the role of social activity (25) the development of scientific knowledge.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Sociology is the study of social behavior or society, including its origins, development, organization, networks, and institutions. It is a social science that uses various methods of (21) investigation and critical analysis to (22) a body of knowledge about social order, disorder, and change. Many sociologists aim to conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter (23) from the micro-sociology level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure. The traditional focuses of sociology include social stratification, social class, social mobility, religion, secularization, law, sexuality and deviance. As all spheres of human activity are affected by the interplay between social structure and individual agency, sociology has gradually expanded its focus to (24) subjects, such as health, medical, military and penal institutions, the Internet, education, social capital and the role of social activity (25) the development of scientific knowledge.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Sociology is the study of social behavior or society, including its origins, development, organization, networks, and institutions. It is a social science that uses various methods of (21) investigation and critical analysis to (22) a body of knowledge about social order, disorder, and change. Many sociologists aim to conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter (23) from the micro-sociology level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure. The traditional focuses of sociology include social stratification, social class, social mobility, religion, secularization, law, sexuality and deviance. As all spheres of human activity are affected by the interplay between social structure and individual agency, sociology has gradually expanded its focus to (24) subjects, such as health, medical, military and penal institutions, the Internet, education, social capital and the role of social activity (25) the development of scientific knowledge.