Asda Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Sociology - ANSWER-the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society. The study of social problems.
August Comte - ANSWER-to understand and to improve society by using scientific method
Reform
Player
Father of Soc
Positivism - - ANSWER-the application of the scientific method to the social world
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER-sociologists should be concerned only with better and more accurate understanding of society—societies evolve from simple, primitive form to more developed and complex forms
"survival of the fittest"
NO REFORM (impos/unwise)
Social Darwinist
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER-suicide
social integration • Traditional societies - mechanical solidarity • Industrial societies - organic solidarity
Ø Egoistic suicide- weak group, family, community ties
Ø Altruistic suicide- too strong ties to one's community
>Anomic suicide - when peoples live are suddenly disrupted by major
Proletariat - ANSWER-Working
Karl Marx - ANSWER-class conflict and class struggle
the importance of economic arrangements=economic determinism
economic base (mode of production)>ideas, values, social institutions
2 social classes (the bourgeoisie and the proletariat)
Technology brings about social change
Eco base >> - ANSWER->> Superstructure
Max Weber - ANSWER-Verstehen=understanding (interpretation of social actor's behavior and intentions)
The importance of ideas and values
religious ideas>social change (capitalism)
Sociology - ANSWER-the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society. The study of social problems.
August Comte - ANSWER-to understand and to improve society by using scientific method
Reform
Player
Father of Soc
Positivism - - ANSWER-the application of the scientific method to the social world
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER-sociologists should be concerned only with better and more accurate understanding of society—societies evolve from simple, primitive form to more developed and complex forms
"survival of the fittest"
NO REFORM (impos/unwise)
Social Darwinist
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER-suicide
social integration • Traditional societies - mechanical solidarity • Industrial societies - organic solidarity
Ø Egoistic suicide- weak group, family, community ties
Ø Altruistic suicide- too strong ties to one's community
>Anomic suicide - when peoples live are suddenly disrupted by major
Proletariat - ANSWER-Working
Karl Marx - ANSWER-class conflict and class struggle
the importance of economic arrangements=economic determinism
economic base (mode of production)>ideas, values, social institutions
2 social classes (the bourgeoisie and the proletariat)
Technology brings about social change
Eco base >> - ANSWER->> Superstructure
Max Weber - ANSWER-Verstehen=understanding (interpretation of social actor's behavior and intentions)
The importance of ideas and values
religious ideas>social change (capitalism)
