PERSPECTIVES

Question 1

IS FORMALLY DEFINED AS
CONSTITUTING A FAIRLY LARGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN THE SAME
TERRITORY, ARE RELATIVELY INDEPENDENT OF
PEOPLE OUTSIDE THEIR AREA AND PARTICIPATE
IN A COMMON CULTURE.

Answer 1

SOCIETY

Question 2

This makes society possible

Answer 2

Theory

Question 3

GENERAL STATEMENT
ABOUT HOW SOME PARTS OF THE
WORLD FIT TOGETHER AND HOW
THEY WORK.

Answer 3

THEORY

Question 4

3 THEO. PERSPECTIVES

Answer 4

STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM, CONFLICT THEORY, SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

Question 5

The origin of contemporary references to the social
structure can be traced to the French social scientist

Answer 5

Émile Durkheim,

Question 6

Society is viewed as composed of various parts, each
with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to
society’s equilibrium.

Answer 6

STRUCTURAL
FUNCTIONALISM

Question 7

STRUCTURAL
FUNCTIONALISM

Answer 7

MANIFEST

Question 8

have
unintended consequences that help a system adjust.

Answer 8

LATENT

Question 9

In each
society, some small group controls the means of
production and exploits those who are not in control.

Answer 9

SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY

Question 10

DEVELOPED SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY

Answer 10

KARL MARX

Question 11

It is a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as
composed of groups that are competing for scarce
resources.

Answer 11

SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY

Question 12

Symbolic interaction was conceived by

Answer 12

George Herbert
Mead and Charles Horton Cooley.

Question 13

society is viewed as composed of symbols that people
use to establish meaning, develop their views of the
world, and communicate with one another.

Answer 13

SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

Question 14

This theory is a micro-level perspective that used
symbols, things to which we attach meaning.

Answer 14

SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

Question 15

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

Answer 15

1. CULTURE IS SOCIAL BECAUSE IT IS THE
   PRODUCT OF BEHAVIOR.
2. CULTURE VARIES FROM SOCIETY TO SOCIETY.
3. CULTURE IS SHARED.
4. CULTURE IS LEARNED.
5. CULTURE IS TRANSMITTED AMONG MEMBERS
   OF SOCIETY.
6. CULTURE IS CONTINUOUS AND CUMULATIVE.
7. CULTURE IS GRATIFYING AND IDEALISTIC.

Question 16

FUNCTIONS OF CULTURE

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1. Culture defines situations.
2. Culture defines attitudes, values, and goals.
3. Culture defines myths, legends, and the
   supernatural.
4. Culture provides behavior patterns.

Question 17

I t is the use of one’s own culture as
a yardstick for judging the ways of
other individuals or societies,
generally leading to a negative
evaluation of thei r values, norms,
and behaviors.

Answer 17

ETHNOCENTRISM

Question 18

I t has both positive
and negative consequences.

Answer 18

ETHNOCENTRISM

Question 19

is about not
judging a culture but t rying to
understand it on its own terms. This
means looking at how the elements
of a culture fit together without
judging those elements as super ior
or infer ior to our own way of life.

Answer 19

CULTURAL RELATIVISM

Question 20

It refers to a preference for the foreign. It is the
exact opposite of ethnocentrism. It is
characterized by a strong belief that one’s own
products, styles, or ideas are inferior to those
which originate elsewhere.

Answer 20

XENOCENTRISM

Question 21

It is the fear of what is perceived as foreign or
strange. It can be seen in the relations and
perceptions of an in-group toward an out-group.
It may include fear of losing identity, suspicion of
the other group’s activities, and aggression.

Answer 21

XENOPHOBIA