Sociology 101 Terms

Sociological Imagination Correct Answer-connecting personal/private troubles and public issues. N of One Correct Answer-a sample size of one (personal experience in social contexts) is valuable, but it does not tell us everything we need to know about society and is not representative of the actual population. Central Tendencies Correct Answer-instead of an N of one sociologists are interested in social actors' ---------- , which are the likely behaviors or attitudes of an individual based on or in response to his/her characteristics and social context. Egoistic Suicide Correct Answer-social integration is too weak - the individual does not have a self to preserve. Altruistic Suicide Correct Answer-social integration is too strong - the individual sacrifices the self for someone else or for societal values. Comparative question Correct Answer-Who/Where? Draws comparison between societies, social contexts, or social actors. Factual question Correct Answer-What? Determines whether what we think is true is actually true empirically.