Sociology-Chapter 1-2.1 Test Study Guide

Question 1

What are the 7 social sciences?

Answer 1

• History
• Anthropology
• Psychology
• Political science
• Geography
• Economics
• Sociology

Question 2

history

Answer 2

study of the past

Question 3

Anthropology

Answer 3

study of culture

Question 4

Psychology

Answer 4

study of individual thoughts and emotions

Question 5

Political science

Answer 5

study of politics and government

Question 6

Geography

Answer 6

study of Earth, its resources, and how we use them

Question 7

Economics

Answer 7

study of money and its resources

Question 8

sociology

Answer 8

study of group behavior and interaction

Question 9

point of view

Answer 9

sociological perspective

Question 10

use of knowledge or reason in a situation

Answer 10

Rationalization

Question 11

patterned interaction of people in social relationships

Answer 11

Social Structure

Question 12

ability of individuals to see the relationship b/w events in personal lives and in society

Answer 12

sociological imagination

Question 13

intended and recognized consequences of an aspect of society

Answer 13

manifest function

Question 14

unintended and unrecognizable consequences of an aspect of society

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latent function

Question 15

negative consequence of an aspect of society

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dysfunction

Question 16

scientific observation to study behavior/society

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positivism

Question 17

social stability

Answer 17

social statics

Question 18

social change

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social dynamics

Question 19

the ability of one party to get other parties to do its will

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power

Question 20

something that represents something else with an agreed upon meaning

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symbol

Question 21

owning the means for producing wealth in industrial society

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bourgeoisie

Question 22

the people who own the means for producing wealth in industrial society

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Capitalists

Question 23

Understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others

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Verstehen

Question 24

the approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical performances

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Dramaturgy

Question 25

working class, paid enough to survive

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proletariat

Question 26

social dependency based on a widespread consensus of values and beliefs, enforced conformity, and dependency on tradition and family

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mechanical solidarity

Question 27

social interdependency based on a high degree of specialization in roles

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organic solidarity

Question 28

a sample population is asked a series of questions to respond to

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survey

Question 29

pre collected data in which someone else has already gathered

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secondary ananlysis

Question 30

used in a lab setting, not typically used in social research

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experiment

Question 31

in depth exam of a single group, problem/community

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case study

Question 32

Discuss 2 early European theorists

Answer 32

Auguste Comte (French) - wrote "Positive Philosophy" - Believed in scientific observation to study behavior/society Harriet Martineau (English) - Feminist - Believed sociology was a science - Translated Comte to English

Question 33

Discuss 2 early American theorists

Answer 33

Jane Addams - believed problems were caused by imbalance of power among classes - worked on social problems - co opened "Hull House" Booker T. Washington - founded Tuskegee Institute - Believed African Americans should accept segregation in return for economic gain

Question 34

Explain what events were credited for starting the study of society and why

Answer 34

French and industrial revolutions caused people to move from farms to factories

Question 35

What is theoretical perspective

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set of assumptions about an area of study

Question 36

How many parts are there to theoretical perspective?

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3

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What are the 3 parts of theoretical perspective

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- Functionalism - Conflict perspective - Symbolic interactionism

Question 38

Functionalism

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emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society

Question 39

conflict perspective

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emphasizes the role of conflict, competition, and constrain within a society

Question 40

Symbolic interactionism

Answer 40

approach that focuses on interactions among people based on mutually understood symbols