SOCS 185 EXAM PREP FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED STUDY
SHEET
●● Sociological Perspective
Answer: the view that our social backgrounds influence our attitudes,
behavior, life choices and life chances. (Chapter 1)
●● Social Location
Answer: the social and physical traits of an individual, such as gender,
race, social class and religion, deemed to be important by their society.
(Chapter 1)
●● Blaming the Victim
Answer: when harm is inflicted by one person to another person, the
harmed person is held responsible for the harm done to them. (Chapter
1)
●● Blaming the System
Answer: the social structure of society is held responsible for creating
many social problems. (Chapter 1)
●● Social Structure
,Answer: the social patterns through which a society is organized.
(Chapter 1)
●● Society
Answer: a group of people who live within a defined territory and who
share a culture. (Chapter 1)
●● Foraging (hunting/gathering) society
Answer: acquires food mainly by foraging (hunting and gathering).
(Chapter 1)
●● Horticultural society
Answer: uses hand tools to grow a few specific crops in one location
until the soil nutrients are depleted. (Chapter 1)
●● Pastoral Society
Answer: a form of society in which members herd a specific species of
domesticated animal for the purpose of milk and meat as food sources.
(Chapter 1)
●● Agricultural society
Answer: relies on plow and wheel technologies to increase food
production. (Chapter 1)
,●● Industrial society
Answer: uses machines and factories as the primary mode of production.
(Chapter 1)
●● Postindustrial society
Answer: relies on service jobs and information technology. (Chapter 1)
●● Conflict Perspective
Answer: a macro theoretical perspective associated with Karl Marx that
looks at the way inequalities contribute to social differences and
perpetuate differences in power while creating social order, and
promotes revolution and the desirable source of social change. (Chapter
1)
●● Functionalism
Answer: a macro theoretical perspective associated with Emile
Durkheim that views society as a system of interconnected parts that
function together to contribute to the stability of the whole society, and
promotes social change occurring through the use of legal/legitimate
channels in society (e.g., change in law). (Chapter 1)
●● Symbolic Interactionism
Answer: a micro theoretical perspective that focuses on the interaction
of individuals and on how they interpret their interaction according to
the meaning things have for them. (Chapter 1)
, ●● Steps of the research process
Answer: Ask a question/choose a topic, conduct a literature review,
formulate a hypothesis, develop a research plan, gather data, analyze
data, draw conclusions and report results. (Chapter 2)
●● Dependent Variable
Answer: the variable that is affected by the independent variable.
(Chapter 2)
●● Experiments
Answer: are the primary form of research in the natural and physical
sciences, but in the social sciences they are for the most part found in
psychology. (Chapter 2)
●● Independent Variable
Answer: the variable that affects the dependent variable. (Chapter 2)
●● Non-participant Observation
Answer: a research method in which the researcher observes a group,
but is not a part of the actions of the group. (Chapter 2)
●● Participant Observation
AND SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED STUDY
SHEET
●● Sociological Perspective
Answer: the view that our social backgrounds influence our attitudes,
behavior, life choices and life chances. (Chapter 1)
●● Social Location
Answer: the social and physical traits of an individual, such as gender,
race, social class and religion, deemed to be important by their society.
(Chapter 1)
●● Blaming the Victim
Answer: when harm is inflicted by one person to another person, the
harmed person is held responsible for the harm done to them. (Chapter
1)
●● Blaming the System
Answer: the social structure of society is held responsible for creating
many social problems. (Chapter 1)
●● Social Structure
,Answer: the social patterns through which a society is organized.
(Chapter 1)
●● Society
Answer: a group of people who live within a defined territory and who
share a culture. (Chapter 1)
●● Foraging (hunting/gathering) society
Answer: acquires food mainly by foraging (hunting and gathering).
(Chapter 1)
●● Horticultural society
Answer: uses hand tools to grow a few specific crops in one location
until the soil nutrients are depleted. (Chapter 1)
●● Pastoral Society
Answer: a form of society in which members herd a specific species of
domesticated animal for the purpose of milk and meat as food sources.
(Chapter 1)
●● Agricultural society
Answer: relies on plow and wheel technologies to increase food
production. (Chapter 1)
,●● Industrial society
Answer: uses machines and factories as the primary mode of production.
(Chapter 1)
●● Postindustrial society
Answer: relies on service jobs and information technology. (Chapter 1)
●● Conflict Perspective
Answer: a macro theoretical perspective associated with Karl Marx that
looks at the way inequalities contribute to social differences and
perpetuate differences in power while creating social order, and
promotes revolution and the desirable source of social change. (Chapter
1)
●● Functionalism
Answer: a macro theoretical perspective associated with Emile
Durkheim that views society as a system of interconnected parts that
function together to contribute to the stability of the whole society, and
promotes social change occurring through the use of legal/legitimate
channels in society (e.g., change in law). (Chapter 1)
●● Symbolic Interactionism
Answer: a micro theoretical perspective that focuses on the interaction
of individuals and on how they interpret their interaction according to
the meaning things have for them. (Chapter 1)
, ●● Steps of the research process
Answer: Ask a question/choose a topic, conduct a literature review,
formulate a hypothesis, develop a research plan, gather data, analyze
data, draw conclusions and report results. (Chapter 2)
●● Dependent Variable
Answer: the variable that is affected by the independent variable.
(Chapter 2)
●● Experiments
Answer: are the primary form of research in the natural and physical
sciences, but in the social sciences they are for the most part found in
psychology. (Chapter 2)
●● Independent Variable
Answer: the variable that affects the dependent variable. (Chapter 2)
●● Non-participant Observation
Answer: a research method in which the researcher observes a group,
but is not a part of the actions of the group. (Chapter 2)
●● Participant Observation
