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Question 1

Which term refers to the field of study that helps student move beyond their personal biography to see the world in a broader context made up of more than physical, emotional, or psychological causes?

Answer 1

Sociology

Question 2

According to functionalist theories, the way in which social structures fit together contributes to which of the following outcomes?

Answer 2

Social stability

Question 3

Which of the following sociology schools of thought focuses on how relations among classes produce social stability in some circumstances and social change in others?

Answer 3

Conflict theory

Question 4

Social structures

Answer 4

Stable patterns of social relations.

Question 5

Sociological imagination

Answer 5

The quality of mind that enables one to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures.

Question 6

Mesostructures

Answer 6

-Patterns of social relations in organizations that involve people who are often not intimately acquainted and who often do not interact face to face.

Question 7

Macrostructures

Answer 7

Overarching patterns of social relations that lie outside and above one’s circle of intimates and acquaintances

Question 8

Microstructures

Answer 8

Patterns of social relations formed during face to face interaction. Ex, families, cliques, etc.

Question 9

Global structures

Answer 9

Patterns of social relations that lie outside and above the national level. Ex, patterns of world wide travel and communication.

Question 10

Émile Durkheim

Answer 10

1st modern sociologist. Argued that human behaviour is influenced by “social facts” or the social relations in which people are embedded

Question 11

Talcott Parsons

Answer 11

Leading proponent of functionalism. All happy perspective-no downfall.

Question 12

Robert Merton

Answer 12

Criticized Parsons. Merton’s proposed that social structures may have different consequences for different groups. Lead to dysfunctions.

Question 13

Symbolic interactionism

Answer 13

various aspects of social life convey meaning and thereby assist or impede communication
-Human communication involves seeing yourself from other people’s point of view

Question 14

Sabir Worf thesis

Answer 14

we experience certain things in our environment and form concepts about these things

Question 15

Socialization

Answer 15

and disengaging from a succession of rules and becoming aware of them secures as they interact with other

Question 16

Looking glass self

Answer 16

Cooley’s description of the way our feelings about who we are depend largely on how we see ourselves evaluated by others.
Generalized other: a person’s image of cultural standards and how the apply to him or her

Question 17

hidden curriculum

Answer 17

teaching students what will be expressed of them as conventionally good citizen once they leave school

Question 18

Thomas theorem

Answer 18

“situations we define as real become real in their consequences”

Question 19

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 19

an expectation that helps bring about what it predicts

Question 20

How social groups shape our actions

Answer 20

1) Norms of solidarity demand conformity
- act to sustain friendship ties and to serve their group
2) Structures of authority tend to render people obedient
- people find it difficult to disobey authorities fear punishment
- inclined to obey those in power
3) Bureaucracies are highly effective structures of authority

Question 21

Functional theory of stratification (Marx’s theory)

Answer 21

Argues that

1) some jobs are more important than others
2) people must make sacrifices to train for important jobs
3) inequality is required to motivate people to undergo these sacrifices

Question 22

How is class position determined (Weber)

Answer 22

Weber stated that a person’s class position is determined by his or her “market situation”, including the possession of goods, opportunities for income, level of education, and level of technical skill.