Sociology 1010- Final Exam APSU-
Graded A
Sociology - ANS-The scientific study of society, including how individuals both shape
and are shaped by society
Whats the purpose of sociology - ANS-The need to understand and address social
issues
August Comte - ANS-French philosopher who gave sociology its name.
What do sociologists do? - ANS-Help us understand and address challenges like
economic inequality, environmental racism, sexism, the social dimensions of global
climate change, war, terrorism and so on
Sociological eye - ANS-Enables you to see what others may not notice
Sociological imagination - ANS-Ability to connect what is happening in your own life and
in the lives of other individuals to social patterns in a larger society
Who developed social imagination? - ANS-C. Wright Mills
Sociology is what - ANS-a social science
Generalizations are? - ANS-Statements used to describe groups of people or things in
general terms
Stereotypes - ANS-Predetermined ideas about particular groups of people
Who is a founder of sociology - ANS-WEB Du Bois, used it to fight racism
What are the two core commitments of sociology - ANS-The first is to use the
sociological eye to observe social patterns the second requires noticing patterns of
injustice and taking action to challenge those patterns
What is theory? - ANS-created by one or a small number of sociologists working
together in attempts to explain a particular aspect of the social structure or a kind of
social interaction between individuals
Structural functionalism - ANS-The view of modern societies as consisting of
interdependent parts working together for the good of the whole
Graded A
Sociology - ANS-The scientific study of society, including how individuals both shape
and are shaped by society
Whats the purpose of sociology - ANS-The need to understand and address social
issues
August Comte - ANS-French philosopher who gave sociology its name.
What do sociologists do? - ANS-Help us understand and address challenges like
economic inequality, environmental racism, sexism, the social dimensions of global
climate change, war, terrorism and so on
Sociological eye - ANS-Enables you to see what others may not notice
Sociological imagination - ANS-Ability to connect what is happening in your own life and
in the lives of other individuals to social patterns in a larger society
Who developed social imagination? - ANS-C. Wright Mills
Sociology is what - ANS-a social science
Generalizations are? - ANS-Statements used to describe groups of people or things in
general terms
Stereotypes - ANS-Predetermined ideas about particular groups of people
Who is a founder of sociology - ANS-WEB Du Bois, used it to fight racism
What are the two core commitments of sociology - ANS-The first is to use the
sociological eye to observe social patterns the second requires noticing patterns of
injustice and taking action to challenge those patterns
What is theory? - ANS-created by one or a small number of sociologists working
together in attempts to explain a particular aspect of the social structure or a kind of
social interaction between individuals
Structural functionalism - ANS-The view of modern societies as consisting of
interdependent parts working together for the good of the whole