Soc quiz 4

Question 1

List the elements of bureaucracy.
(4 required)

Answer 1

Hierarchical authority structure
Written rules and regulations
Full-time & salaried officials
Separation of Home and Work
Ownership not in worker’s hands
Files and records
Expertise or technical competence and credentials

Question 2

State the Sociological Questioning arenas of Mills.

Answer 2

social structure
social change
social inequality

Question 3

List 3 of the 4 Theory Premises or Presuppositions of Sociology

Answer 3

Humans are linked to each other
Humans depend on each other for existence
Identity comes from interaction
To understand social forms one needs to understand individual action

Question 4

Define Theory.

Answer 4

A statement that explains how or why facts are related.

Question 5

List the Primary Social Institutions of the U.S.

Answer 5

Government/Military/Political
Economic
Education
Religion
Family

Question 6

Define Sociology.

Answer 6

Sociology is the scientific study of human social behavior and human groups and how they change over time.

Question 7

List the Three Sociological Perspectives (theories)

Answer 7

Structural Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionism

Question 8

List the Cultural Universals (you need to know 4) by Kluckhohn

Answer 8

Physical adornment
Incest taboo
Religion
Language
Rituals
Family
Education

Question 9

List the 5 Societal Tasks

Answer 9

Replacing personnel
Teaching new recruits
Providing and maintaining a sense of hope
Preserving order
Producing and distributing goods and services

Question 10

List the Elements of Social Structure

Answer 10

Social Institutions
Social Networks/Organizations
Groups
Social Roles
Statuses
(with an arrow pointing up)

Question 11

Define Deconstruction / Socialization / Society

Answer 11

• Deconstruction is a tool of analysis whereby one takes the whole and breaks it into its parts
• Socialization is learning the rules of a society
• Society is the sum of all relationships

Question 12

Diagram traditional racism

Question 13

List how we define social reality

Answer 13

From previous social interactions
From increased social interactions
From predictable social relationships

Question 14

Diagram/list the Scientific Method

Answer 14

Select and define a Problem
Review Research Literature
Select Research design and research method
Analyze the results

Question 15

The Self is made up of ___________ and ___________.

Answer 15

self-awareness
self-image