4. The term "social ecology" refers to which of the following?

A) how plants and animals live together in an ecosystem

B) how an environment shapes the lives of the people that support

C) how people interact with one another in a society

D) how society behaved in prehistoric times

5. Which of the following people did not contribute to the field of sociology

A) Tennessee Williams

B) Emile Durkheim

C) Karl Max

D) Max Weber

6. Which of the following best describes U. S. society?

A) community-oriented

B) individualistic

C) reliant and social class

D) oppressed by the government

4. The term "social ecology" refers to how an environment shapes the lives of the people that support.

Option B

Explanation:

Social ecology is a concept that studies the relation of people with their environment a concept which was developed by Murray Bookchin to study the communitarian and ethical approach to society in which the relation of environment and people is better understood. It understands how the use of land and production of food is related or how society and energy are interrelated etc. There is a Bookchin theory which claims that there is still no clarity in approach as we focus more on symptoms and less on causes and therefore we are not able to totally eradicate things from the society

5. Tennessee Williams did not contribute to the field of sociology.

Option A

Explanation:

Tennessee Williams was an American dramatist who wrote many plays based on human frustration involving various aspects of human life. The plays written by Williams that got a great response from the public were American Blues that came in 1939 and The Glass Menagerie from the year1944. All the other options mentioned above have greatly contributed to the field of sociology by giving various theories and philosophies, however, Tennessee Williams work was not based in the field of sociology.

6. Individualistic best describes U. S. society.

Option B

Explanation:

As asked in the question, the US Society is Individualistic one than other mentioned in the options. Individualistic culture means that here people are considered as better if they are self-reliant and do not depend on any other to fulfil their needs. This type of culture is considered better as it is more focused on the individuals of the society. Individual focused culture denotes a developed society. Some of the countries that follow this cultural approach are Germany, United States, South Africa, Ireland, and Australia.