SOCIOLOGY FLASHCARDS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 What is Sociology? - ANSWER The systematic study of social interaction. It's a social science. What are the two siblings to Sociology? - ANSWER Psychology and Anthropology What does anthropology focus on? - ANSWER Traditional societies: old societies are viewed, but not big societies. What does psychology focus on? - ANSWER The behavior or thought process behind the actions. What does sociology focus on? - ANSWER Modern society. It focuses on society past the industrial revolution. Why did sociology become a science? - ANSWER Because there were rapid changes during the Early Industrial Revolution that needed looking at. What are the five institutions in society? - ANSWER Family, Religion, Government, Education, and Economy What type of economy do we live in? - ANSWER Capitalistic What is capitalism? - ANSWER An economic system in which the ownership of the means of production --
like land, factories, large sums of money, and machines --is in private hands. What is capitalistic? - ANSWER The ruling elite who own the means of producing wealth (the "haves") What is proletariat? - ANSWER The masses of workers who depend on wages to survive, who have few resources, and who make up the working class petit bourgeoisie - ANSWER The small business owners and owner workers who still have their own means of production but might end up in the proletariat because they are driven out by competition or their businesses fail What is the sociological imagination? - ANSWER The intersection between individual lives and larger social influences. Who came up with the sociological imagination? - ANSWER C. Wright Mills What is microsociology? - ANSWER The study of small -scale patterns of individuals' social interaction in specific settings. What is macrosociology? - ANSWER The study of large -scale patterns and processes that characterize society as a whole. What is a theory? - ANSWER A set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs. What is empirical evidence? - ANSWER Information that is based on observations, experiments, or experiences rather than on ideology, religion, or intuition. State the societies in order: - ANSWER hunting and gathering --> horticultural --> agrarian --> early industrialization What did Emil Durkheim come up with? - ANSWER Anomie (late 1800s to early 1900s) What is an anomie? - ANSWER When social norms change. What did Emil Durkheim study? - ANSWER Suicide (he died in 1917) Who was the father of sociology? - ANSWER Auguste Comte
like land, factories, large sums of money, and machines --is in private hands. What is capitalistic? - ANSWER The ruling elite who own the means of producing wealth (the "haves") What is proletariat? - ANSWER The masses of workers who depend on wages to survive, who have few resources, and who make up the working class petit bourgeoisie - ANSWER The small business owners and owner workers who still have their own means of production but might end up in the proletariat because they are driven out by competition or their businesses fail What is the sociological imagination? - ANSWER The intersection between individual lives and larger social influences. Who came up with the sociological imagination? - ANSWER C. Wright Mills What is microsociology? - ANSWER The study of small -scale patterns of individuals' social interaction in specific settings. What is macrosociology? - ANSWER The study of large -scale patterns and processes that characterize society as a whole. What is a theory? - ANSWER A set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs. What is empirical evidence? - ANSWER Information that is based on observations, experiments, or experiences rather than on ideology, religion, or intuition. State the societies in order: - ANSWER hunting and gathering --> horticultural --> agrarian --> early industrialization What did Emil Durkheim come up with? - ANSWER Anomie (late 1800s to early 1900s) What is an anomie? - ANSWER When social norms change. What did Emil Durkheim study? - ANSWER Suicide (he died in 1917) Who was the father of sociology? - ANSWER Auguste Comte
