Principles of Sociology Final Exam:2026
Sociology - ............ANSWER..........the systematic study of human
society and social interaction
Socialization - ............ANSWER..........the lifelong social experience by
which people develop their human potential and learn culture
feral children - ............ANSWER..........children assumed to have been
raised by animals, in the wilderness, isolated from humans
Genie the Wild Child - ............ANSWER..........Raised in isolation and
abuse, her critical period had passed by the time she was
rescued and she never reached her language potential.
Aguste Comte - ............ANSWER..........coined the term sociology
C. Wright Mills - ............ANSWER..........coined the term sociological
imagination
Emilie Durkheim - ............ANSWER..........Functionalism
Sociological Research - ............ANSWER..........the systematic collection
and analysis of information for the purpose of testing or creating
sociological theories
, Scientific Method - ............ANSWER..........A series of steps followed to
solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis,
testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
Functionalist Perspective - ............ANSWER..........A sociological
approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are
structured to maintain its stability.
conflict perspective - ............ANSWER..........approach emphasizing the
role of conflict, competition, and constraint within a society
Symbolic Interactionism - ............ANSWER..........a micro-level theory in
which shared meanings, orientations, and assumptions form the basic
motivations behind people's actions
crime - ............ANSWER..........the violation of a society's formally
enacted criminal law
white collar crime - ............ANSWER..........crime committed by people
of high social position in the course of their occupations
gender socialization - ............ANSWER..........the learning of gender roles
through social factors such as schooling, the media, and family
Resocialization - ............ANSWER..........the process of learning new
norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
Sociology - ............ANSWER..........the systematic study of human
society and social interaction
Socialization - ............ANSWER..........the lifelong social experience by
which people develop their human potential and learn culture
feral children - ............ANSWER..........children assumed to have been
raised by animals, in the wilderness, isolated from humans
Genie the Wild Child - ............ANSWER..........Raised in isolation and
abuse, her critical period had passed by the time she was
rescued and she never reached her language potential.
Aguste Comte - ............ANSWER..........coined the term sociology
C. Wright Mills - ............ANSWER..........coined the term sociological
imagination
Emilie Durkheim - ............ANSWER..........Functionalism
Sociological Research - ............ANSWER..........the systematic collection
and analysis of information for the purpose of testing or creating
sociological theories
, Scientific Method - ............ANSWER..........A series of steps followed to
solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis,
testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
Functionalist Perspective - ............ANSWER..........A sociological
approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are
structured to maintain its stability.
conflict perspective - ............ANSWER..........approach emphasizing the
role of conflict, competition, and constraint within a society
Symbolic Interactionism - ............ANSWER..........a micro-level theory in
which shared meanings, orientations, and assumptions form the basic
motivations behind people's actions
crime - ............ANSWER..........the violation of a society's formally
enacted criminal law
white collar crime - ............ANSWER..........crime committed by people
of high social position in the course of their occupations
gender socialization - ............ANSWER..........the learning of gender roles
through social factors such as schooling, the media, and family
Resocialization - ............ANSWER..........the process of learning new
norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
