Soc 1100 Exam #2 || All Answers Are Correct 100%.
Sociological perspective correct answers seeing the general in the particular, the strange in the
familiar, and personal choice in a social context
How sociology influences our personal growth correct answers - Assess "common sense"
- Opportunities and constraints
- Empowerment
- Helps us live in diversity
Auguste Comte correct answers Used sociology to study modern social reality scientifically
Three-stage historical development correct answers 1. Theological
2. Metaphysical
3. Scientific
Theoretical Approach correct answers A basic image of society that guides thinking and research
Structural-Functional Approach correct answers Society as a complex system whose parts work
together for solidarity and stability
Emile Durkheim correct answers Structural-functionalist who studied suicide; focussed on
interdependence and said that inequality is fair
Social-Conflict Approach correct answers Society as an arena of inequalities that generates
conflict and social change; a few benefit at the expense of many
Karl Marx correct answers Social-conflict sociologist that saw injustice in the way a small
portion of people have power over the masses
Symbolic-Interaction Approach correct answers Society as the product of everyday interactions
of individuals; micro-level orientation
Max Weber correct answers Symbolic-interactionist who focussed on the process of creating
meaning and power; rationalization, authority, and bureaucracies
Erving Goffman correct answers Symbolic-interactionist who said that people behave differently
in front of different audiences
Postmodern Approach correct answers Mistrust of grand theories and ideologies; states that
human sciences cannot be scientific because of human subjectivity
Forms of "truth" correct answers - belief or faith
- expert testimony
- simple agreement
- science
, Ways to do Sociology correct answers - Scientific sociology
- Interpretive sociology
- Critical sociology
Concept correct answers a mental construct that represents some part of the world in a simplified
form
Spurious correlation correct answers an apparent but false relationship between two (or more)
variables caused by some other variable
Interpretive sociology correct answers the study of society that focuses on the meanings people
attach to their social world; reality is constructed by people themselves in everyday lives; relies
on qualitative data
Critical sociology correct answers the study of society that focuses on inequality and the need for
change
Androcentricity correct answers approaching the topic from a male-only perspective
Gynocentricity correct answers approaching the topic from a female only perspective
Gender blindness correct answers the failure to consider the impact of gender at all
Double standards correct answers using different standards to judge males and females
Interference correct answers a subject under study reacts to the sex of the researcher
Research ethics correct answers Researchers must:
- be technically competent & fair-minded
- disclose findings in full without omitting any data
- protect the safety, rights, and privacy of subjects
- informed consent
- disclose sources of funding & avoid conflicts of interest
- demonstrate cultural sensitivity
Research method correct answers a systematic plan for doing research (experiments, surveys,
observation, existing data)
Hawthorne effect correct answers a change in behaviour caused by awareness of being studied
Participant observation in the field correct answers a research method in which investigators
systematically observe people while joining them in their routine activities
Secondary and Historical Analysis correct answers reanalyzing data collected by others
Sociological perspective correct answers seeing the general in the particular, the strange in the
familiar, and personal choice in a social context
How sociology influences our personal growth correct answers - Assess "common sense"
- Opportunities and constraints
- Empowerment
- Helps us live in diversity
Auguste Comte correct answers Used sociology to study modern social reality scientifically
Three-stage historical development correct answers 1. Theological
2. Metaphysical
3. Scientific
Theoretical Approach correct answers A basic image of society that guides thinking and research
Structural-Functional Approach correct answers Society as a complex system whose parts work
together for solidarity and stability
Emile Durkheim correct answers Structural-functionalist who studied suicide; focussed on
interdependence and said that inequality is fair
Social-Conflict Approach correct answers Society as an arena of inequalities that generates
conflict and social change; a few benefit at the expense of many
Karl Marx correct answers Social-conflict sociologist that saw injustice in the way a small
portion of people have power over the masses
Symbolic-Interaction Approach correct answers Society as the product of everyday interactions
of individuals; micro-level orientation
Max Weber correct answers Symbolic-interactionist who focussed on the process of creating
meaning and power; rationalization, authority, and bureaucracies
Erving Goffman correct answers Symbolic-interactionist who said that people behave differently
in front of different audiences
Postmodern Approach correct answers Mistrust of grand theories and ideologies; states that
human sciences cannot be scientific because of human subjectivity
Forms of "truth" correct answers - belief or faith
- expert testimony
- simple agreement
- science
, Ways to do Sociology correct answers - Scientific sociology
- Interpretive sociology
- Critical sociology
Concept correct answers a mental construct that represents some part of the world in a simplified
form
Spurious correlation correct answers an apparent but false relationship between two (or more)
variables caused by some other variable
Interpretive sociology correct answers the study of society that focuses on the meanings people
attach to their social world; reality is constructed by people themselves in everyday lives; relies
on qualitative data
Critical sociology correct answers the study of society that focuses on inequality and the need for
change
Androcentricity correct answers approaching the topic from a male-only perspective
Gynocentricity correct answers approaching the topic from a female only perspective
Gender blindness correct answers the failure to consider the impact of gender at all
Double standards correct answers using different standards to judge males and females
Interference correct answers a subject under study reacts to the sex of the researcher
Research ethics correct answers Researchers must:
- be technically competent & fair-minded
- disclose findings in full without omitting any data
- protect the safety, rights, and privacy of subjects
- informed consent
- disclose sources of funding & avoid conflicts of interest
- demonstrate cultural sensitivity
Research method correct answers a systematic plan for doing research (experiments, surveys,
observation, existing data)
Hawthorne effect correct answers a change in behaviour caused by awareness of being studied
Participant observation in the field correct answers a research method in which investigators
systematically observe people while joining them in their routine activities
Secondary and Historical Analysis correct answers reanalyzing data collected by others
