SYG 2000 Exam 1 Study guide |Questions
with Verified Solutions
What is sociology? - -Is one of the social sciences disciplines that examine
the human or special world.
- What is society? - -A people who live in a defined geographic area who
interact with one another and who share a common culture.
- Be able to identify how each of these concepts could be used to explain a
single social phenomenon. - -This perspective is called a "realist"approach to
social science. In contrast, "non-realist" approaches argue that one single
concept (e.g., "IndividualismorNaturalism) is both necessary and sufficient
for explaining social phenomena.
Individuals, Nature, Culture, Agency, and Structure.
- According to Peter Berger, what is the first wisdom of sociology? - -.
"NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS TO BE"
- What are the four dimensions of sociological consciousness (covered in the
lecture slides)? - -Debunking
Unrespectability
Relativizing
Cosmopolitanism
- What is the difference between sociology and "common sense?" - -
Common sense views tend to reflect social traditions and convents and
therefore tend to reinforce the status quo and resist social change.
Sociological views are based on rigorous research and therefore evidence
based.
- What is the sociological imagination? - -Is a quality of the mind that allows
us to understand the relationship between our particular situation in life and
what is happening at a social level."C. Wright Mills"
- Differentiate between troubles vs. issues. - -"Trouble" is less connected to
solutions. It's more connected to negative feelings that you get when bad
things happen. "Issue" is associated with difficult decisions and
disagreements. We use "issue" in a similar way to "problem" or "trouble", but
it also has another meaning.
- Be able to distinguish between functionalist theory, conflict/critical theory,
and symbolic interactionist theory. - -Conflict Theory: Sees social conflict as
, the basis of society and social change.Society is a set of groups competing
for power and resources.
Symbolic Interaction ism: Sees interaction and meaning as central to society
and assumes that meanings are not inherent but rather are created through
interaction with other.
Functionalist: Society is viewed as an ordered system of interrelated parts or
structures which are the social institutions that makes up society(Family
education politics the economy
- Feminist theory, Queer Theory, and Postmodernism: How do these
perspectives approach the study of the social world? - -Its more women
power. Its not so formal of being lady like anymore.
- Which classical sociologists are associated with these schools of thought? -
-Fuctionalist: Auguste Comte, and Emile Dukeim
Marxism:Karl Marx
Symbolic Interactionsim: Geroge herbert mead, Max Weber
- What does it mean to approach the social world with a beginner's mind? - -
Coined by Bernard McGrane says that to explore the social world it is
important that we clear our mind of stereotypes, expectations, and opinions
so that we are more receptive to our experiences
- What is culture shock? - -personal disorientation when experiencing an
unfamiliar way of life
- Is it possible to experience culture shock within one's own culture? - -Yes
- What is a theory? - -A theory is a statement that has not been tested
- How is it different from an opinion or a belief? - -
- How is a theory different from a hypothesis? - -a hypothesis is constructed
before any applicable research has been done. A theory, on the other hand,
is supported by evidence: it's a principle formed as an attempt to explain
things that have already been substantiated by data.
- Why do social researchers use the scientific method? - -They provide the
means for accuracy, reliability, and validity.
- Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative methodologies the
different methods of data collection. - -Quan: Experimentation, Content
Analysis
Qual: Document Analysis Interviewing field research
with Verified Solutions
What is sociology? - -Is one of the social sciences disciplines that examine
the human or special world.
- What is society? - -A people who live in a defined geographic area who
interact with one another and who share a common culture.
- Be able to identify how each of these concepts could be used to explain a
single social phenomenon. - -This perspective is called a "realist"approach to
social science. In contrast, "non-realist" approaches argue that one single
concept (e.g., "IndividualismorNaturalism) is both necessary and sufficient
for explaining social phenomena.
Individuals, Nature, Culture, Agency, and Structure.
- According to Peter Berger, what is the first wisdom of sociology? - -.
"NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS TO BE"
- What are the four dimensions of sociological consciousness (covered in the
lecture slides)? - -Debunking
Unrespectability
Relativizing
Cosmopolitanism
- What is the difference between sociology and "common sense?" - -
Common sense views tend to reflect social traditions and convents and
therefore tend to reinforce the status quo and resist social change.
Sociological views are based on rigorous research and therefore evidence
based.
- What is the sociological imagination? - -Is a quality of the mind that allows
us to understand the relationship between our particular situation in life and
what is happening at a social level."C. Wright Mills"
- Differentiate between troubles vs. issues. - -"Trouble" is less connected to
solutions. It's more connected to negative feelings that you get when bad
things happen. "Issue" is associated with difficult decisions and
disagreements. We use "issue" in a similar way to "problem" or "trouble", but
it also has another meaning.
- Be able to distinguish between functionalist theory, conflict/critical theory,
and symbolic interactionist theory. - -Conflict Theory: Sees social conflict as
, the basis of society and social change.Society is a set of groups competing
for power and resources.
Symbolic Interaction ism: Sees interaction and meaning as central to society
and assumes that meanings are not inherent but rather are created through
interaction with other.
Functionalist: Society is viewed as an ordered system of interrelated parts or
structures which are the social institutions that makes up society(Family
education politics the economy
- Feminist theory, Queer Theory, and Postmodernism: How do these
perspectives approach the study of the social world? - -Its more women
power. Its not so formal of being lady like anymore.
- Which classical sociologists are associated with these schools of thought? -
-Fuctionalist: Auguste Comte, and Emile Dukeim
Marxism:Karl Marx
Symbolic Interactionsim: Geroge herbert mead, Max Weber
- What does it mean to approach the social world with a beginner's mind? - -
Coined by Bernard McGrane says that to explore the social world it is
important that we clear our mind of stereotypes, expectations, and opinions
so that we are more receptive to our experiences
- What is culture shock? - -personal disorientation when experiencing an
unfamiliar way of life
- Is it possible to experience culture shock within one's own culture? - -Yes
- What is a theory? - -A theory is a statement that has not been tested
- How is it different from an opinion or a belief? - -
- How is a theory different from a hypothesis? - -a hypothesis is constructed
before any applicable research has been done. A theory, on the other hand,
is supported by evidence: it's a principle formed as an attempt to explain
things that have already been substantiated by data.
- Why do social researchers use the scientific method? - -They provide the
means for accuracy, reliability, and validity.
- Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative methodologies the
different methods of data collection. - -Quan: Experimentation, Content
Analysis
Qual: Document Analysis Interviewing field research
