CSCC SOCIOLOGY| 1101 MIDTERM
EXAM| WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT
,GUARANTEED A+.
Functionalism - ANSThis perspective emphasizes equilibrium, stability and interdependence
between institutions.
Functionalism - ANSSociety is often viewed as analogous to the human body, which each part
serving a function to ensure the health of the whole
functionalism - ANSWhile much of the functions of society are intended and obvious (manifest),
others are unexpected or not recognized (latent).
conflict theory - ANSThis perspective emphasizes society as consisting of groups with
conflicting interests.
conflict theory - ANSThis perspective views stability as an illusion controlled by the ruling class
or bourgeoisie.
conflict theory - ANShis perspective is interested in the way social institutions and relationships
structured unequally.
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSThis paradigm operates at the micro-level.
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSSociety, and the individuals that comprise it, is the product of
social interactions.
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSThis paradigm holds that interaction through symbol produces
society.
anomie - ANSA state of normative uncertainty that occurs when people lose touch with the
shared rules and values that give order and meaning to their lives.
formal rationality - ANSA context in which people's pursuit of goals is shaped by rules,
regulations and larger social structures.
double consciousness - ANSAmong African Americans, an awareness of being both American
and Black, never free of racial stigma.
collective conscience - ANSThe common beliefs and values that bind a society together
, organic solidarity - ANSa type of social order based around an acceptance of economic and
social differences
social solidarity - ANSthe social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared
location, and religion
Collective Solidarity - ANSA state of being social bonding or interdependency that rests on
similarity of beliefs, values, shared activities, ties of kinship and cooperation among members of
a community
mechanical solidarity - ANSDurkheim's term for the unity (a shared consciousness) that people
feel as a result of performing the same or similar tasks
agency - ANSthe potential power of individuals and groups to contest cultural norms, values,
mental maps of reality, symbols, institutions, and structures of power
social embeddedness - ANSthe idea that economic, political, and other forms of human behavior
are fundamentally shaped by social relations
sociological imagination - ANSAbility to see the connection between the larger world and our
personal lives
critical thinking - ANSthinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather,
it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
positivism - ANSthe belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation
inductive reasoning - ANSA type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number
of specific observations. (ex: Cara engages in participant observation fieldwork with young
women who are navigating the transition from school to work. She finds a pattern in the way that
they traverse their transitional experiences.)
deductive reasoning - ANSreasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general
principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning;
therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.) (ex: Melissa hypothesizes that classrooms with
negative environments (insufficient heating and a lack of classroom supplies) are associated with
behavioral and mental health problems in children.)
survey research - ANSResearchers are interested in finding basic, common characteristics about
botany students across the country.
fieldwork - ANSResearchers are interested in illegal drug trade within retirement communities.
experimentation - ANSResearchers want to observe how people children obey different types of
leaders on a project.
EXAM| WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT
,GUARANTEED A+.
Functionalism - ANSThis perspective emphasizes equilibrium, stability and interdependence
between institutions.
Functionalism - ANSSociety is often viewed as analogous to the human body, which each part
serving a function to ensure the health of the whole
functionalism - ANSWhile much of the functions of society are intended and obvious (manifest),
others are unexpected or not recognized (latent).
conflict theory - ANSThis perspective emphasizes society as consisting of groups with
conflicting interests.
conflict theory - ANSThis perspective views stability as an illusion controlled by the ruling class
or bourgeoisie.
conflict theory - ANShis perspective is interested in the way social institutions and relationships
structured unequally.
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSThis paradigm operates at the micro-level.
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSSociety, and the individuals that comprise it, is the product of
social interactions.
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSThis paradigm holds that interaction through symbol produces
society.
anomie - ANSA state of normative uncertainty that occurs when people lose touch with the
shared rules and values that give order and meaning to their lives.
formal rationality - ANSA context in which people's pursuit of goals is shaped by rules,
regulations and larger social structures.
double consciousness - ANSAmong African Americans, an awareness of being both American
and Black, never free of racial stigma.
collective conscience - ANSThe common beliefs and values that bind a society together
, organic solidarity - ANSa type of social order based around an acceptance of economic and
social differences
social solidarity - ANSthe social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared
location, and religion
Collective Solidarity - ANSA state of being social bonding or interdependency that rests on
similarity of beliefs, values, shared activities, ties of kinship and cooperation among members of
a community
mechanical solidarity - ANSDurkheim's term for the unity (a shared consciousness) that people
feel as a result of performing the same or similar tasks
agency - ANSthe potential power of individuals and groups to contest cultural norms, values,
mental maps of reality, symbols, institutions, and structures of power
social embeddedness - ANSthe idea that economic, political, and other forms of human behavior
are fundamentally shaped by social relations
sociological imagination - ANSAbility to see the connection between the larger world and our
personal lives
critical thinking - ANSthinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather,
it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
positivism - ANSthe belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation
inductive reasoning - ANSA type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number
of specific observations. (ex: Cara engages in participant observation fieldwork with young
women who are navigating the transition from school to work. She finds a pattern in the way that
they traverse their transitional experiences.)
deductive reasoning - ANSreasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general
principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning;
therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.) (ex: Melissa hypothesizes that classrooms with
negative environments (insufficient heating and a lack of classroom supplies) are associated with
behavioral and mental health problems in children.)
survey research - ANSResearchers are interested in finding basic, common characteristics about
botany students across the country.
fieldwork - ANSResearchers are interested in illegal drug trade within retirement communities.
experimentation - ANSResearchers want to observe how people children obey different types of
leaders on a project.
