CHAPTER 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
1. Cate Category Cha Chapter 1: Learning Objectives
KNO KNOWLEDGE: 2. Define sociology.
Remembering previously
learned material 3. Explain how sociology helps us to better understand our social
world and ourselves.
4. Define and give examples of high-, middle-, and low-income
countries.
COMPREHENSION: 5. Explain how sociological theory helps us to understand social
The ability to grasp the issues like consumerism.
meaning of the material
6. Distinguish between common sense knowledge, myths, and
sociological knowledge.
7. Explain what C. Wright Mills meant by the sociological
imagination.
8. Define race, ethnicity, class, sex, and gender, and explain the
importance of these terms to developing a sociological imagination.
9. Identify Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, and Herbert Spencer,
and explain their unique contributions to the emergence of
sociology.
10. Explain what Durkheim meant by his use of the terms social facts
and anomie.
APPLICATION: 11. Relate Max Weber’s concepts of rationalization and Verstehen to
The ability to use material in C. Wright Mills’ Sociological Imagination.
new and concrete situations
12. Relate the global Wal-Mart Effect to other aspects of consumerism.
ANALYSIS: 13. Identify and discuss the key assumptions of the Age of the
The ability to break down Enlightenment.
material into its component
parts so that its organizational 14. Describe the origins of sociology in the United States and discuss
structure may be understood the role of women in early departments of sociology and social
work.
15. Distinguish between microlevel and macrolevel analyses and state
which level of analysis is utilized by each of the major theoretical
perspectives.
SYNT SYNTHESIS: 16. Define industrialization and urbanization, and explain the role of
The ability to put parts
,together to form a new whole each in furthering sociological thought.
17. State the major assumptions of functionalism, conflict theory,
symbolic interactionism, postmodernism, and identify the major
contributors to each perspective.
,1. EVALUATION: 2. Contrast Karl Marx’s perspective on social change with that of Max
The ability to judge the Weber.
value of material for a
3. Compare sociology with other sciences and determine areas of
given purpose
overlap and important differences.
MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION
1. Sociology is defined as:
a. the systematic study of human society and social interaction
b. the methodological analysis of groups and individuals
c. the scientific analysis of premodern people
d. the academic discipline that examines individual human behavior
ANS: a REF: page 4 OBJ: 1.1 DIF: concept
2. A __________ is a large social grouping that shares the same
geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and
dominant cultural expectations.
a. culture
b. society
c. nation
d. country
ANS: b REF: page 4 OBJ: 1.2 DIF: concept
3. The example of a college student using credit cards to finance vacations
and eat out is an illustration of what type of society?
, a. conflict society
b. class society
c. consumer society
d. international society
ANS: c REF: page 3 OBJ: 1.4 DIF: application
4. The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the
larger society is referred to as:
a. conflict perception
b. the sociological imagination
c. reality perception
d. the symbolic interaction approach
ANS: b REF: page 5 OBJ: 1.6 DIF: concept
5. The awareness that helps us understand that there is a connection
between losing our job and the high unemployment rate in the region in
which we live is an example of:
a. common sense
b. a myth
c. false consciousness
d. the sociological imagination
ANS: d REF: pages 5-6 OBJ: 1.6 DIF: application
1. Cate Category Cha Chapter 1: Learning Objectives
KNO KNOWLEDGE: 2. Define sociology.
Remembering previously
learned material 3. Explain how sociology helps us to better understand our social
world and ourselves.
4. Define and give examples of high-, middle-, and low-income
countries.
COMPREHENSION: 5. Explain how sociological theory helps us to understand social
The ability to grasp the issues like consumerism.
meaning of the material
6. Distinguish between common sense knowledge, myths, and
sociological knowledge.
7. Explain what C. Wright Mills meant by the sociological
imagination.
8. Define race, ethnicity, class, sex, and gender, and explain the
importance of these terms to developing a sociological imagination.
9. Identify Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, and Herbert Spencer,
and explain their unique contributions to the emergence of
sociology.
10. Explain what Durkheim meant by his use of the terms social facts
and anomie.
APPLICATION: 11. Relate Max Weber’s concepts of rationalization and Verstehen to
The ability to use material in C. Wright Mills’ Sociological Imagination.
new and concrete situations
12. Relate the global Wal-Mart Effect to other aspects of consumerism.
ANALYSIS: 13. Identify and discuss the key assumptions of the Age of the
The ability to break down Enlightenment.
material into its component
parts so that its organizational 14. Describe the origins of sociology in the United States and discuss
structure may be understood the role of women in early departments of sociology and social
work.
15. Distinguish between microlevel and macrolevel analyses and state
which level of analysis is utilized by each of the major theoretical
perspectives.
SYNT SYNTHESIS: 16. Define industrialization and urbanization, and explain the role of
The ability to put parts
,together to form a new whole each in furthering sociological thought.
17. State the major assumptions of functionalism, conflict theory,
symbolic interactionism, postmodernism, and identify the major
contributors to each perspective.
,1. EVALUATION: 2. Contrast Karl Marx’s perspective on social change with that of Max
The ability to judge the Weber.
value of material for a
3. Compare sociology with other sciences and determine areas of
given purpose
overlap and important differences.
MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION
1. Sociology is defined as:
a. the systematic study of human society and social interaction
b. the methodological analysis of groups and individuals
c. the scientific analysis of premodern people
d. the academic discipline that examines individual human behavior
ANS: a REF: page 4 OBJ: 1.1 DIF: concept
2. A __________ is a large social grouping that shares the same
geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and
dominant cultural expectations.
a. culture
b. society
c. nation
d. country
ANS: b REF: page 4 OBJ: 1.2 DIF: concept
3. The example of a college student using credit cards to finance vacations
and eat out is an illustration of what type of society?
, a. conflict society
b. class society
c. consumer society
d. international society
ANS: c REF: page 3 OBJ: 1.4 DIF: application
4. The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the
larger society is referred to as:
a. conflict perception
b. the sociological imagination
c. reality perception
d. the symbolic interaction approach
ANS: b REF: page 5 OBJ: 1.6 DIF: concept
5. The awareness that helps us understand that there is a connection
between losing our job and the high unemployment rate in the region in
which we live is an example of:
a. common sense
b. a myth
c. false consciousness
d. the sociological imagination
ANS: d REF: pages 5-6 OBJ: 1.6 DIF: application
