Exam 1 ( Chapters 1-5) SYG2000
The concept that describes opening a window into unfamiliar worlds that allow us to
understand human behavior by placing it within its broader social context is called - -
The Sociological Perspective
- Which of the following elements did C. Wright Mills attribute as being the one that
sociologists would use to explain individual behavior - -External influence
- The sociological perspective emphasizes how the social context influences people's
lives, particularly how people are influenced by - -Society
- C. Wright Mills - -The sociologist responsible for suggesting the connection between
history and biography to explain the sociological imagination
- The first goal of each scientific discipline is to - -Explain why something happens
- Auguste Comte - -The first person to propose that the scientific method could be
applied to the study of social life was
- The Scientific Method - -What is the use of objective and systematic observation to
test theories, one that is often employed by sociologists
- The French Revolution - -What was the social even that most influenced Auguste
Comte to explore patterns within society and become interested in what holds society
together
- Social Darwinism - -The notion that only the fittest members of society deserve to
survive and that social programs to help the poor will ultimately weaken the social order
is a doctrine known as
- class conflict - -Karl Marx suggested that the force that drives human history and is
at the core of human society
- Karl Marx - -The social thinker of the 19th century who predicted that there would be
a classless society once the working class united and began a revolution
- Bourgeoisie and Proletariat - -The titles Karl Marx used to describe the two classes in
a society were the
- social integration - -The French sociologist Emile Durkheim is most identified with
which of the following areas of study?
, - Protestant Ethic - -Max Weber referred to self-denying approach to life characterized
by people living frugal lives and saving their money
- Economics and Religion - -Karl Marx believed that _____ was the central force for
social change, while Max Weber believed that ______ was the force most responsible
for social change
- Capitalism - -According to Max Weber, the Protestant ethic was a central factor in
the birth of
- To grasp by inslight - -Max Weber used the term VERSTEHEN to mean
- Social Facts - -Durkheim referred to patterns to behavior that characterizes a social
group as
- The Philadelphia Negro - -The book published W.E.B. Du Bois in 1899 that analyzed
how African Americans in a major United States city coped with racism was
- W.E.B Du Bois - -The first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard
University, who spent his lifetime studying race relations in America and was one of the
founders of the NAACP
- Culture - -Language, beliefs, values, norms, behavior, material objects, and
technology that are passed from one generation to the next by members of society
describe
- material culture - -Jewelry, art, hairstyles, and clothing each represent examples of
- Ethnocentrism - -When Harry returned from a business meeting in Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam, his wife asked him what he thought of the Vietnamese people. Harry replied
"They're primitive people who eat animals from the streets, drive wildly around town on
motor scooters, and talk very fast." Harry's reply best qualifies as an example of
- culture shock - -While in the Peace Corps, Kristina enjoyed a delicious Cambodian
dinner that included several entrees. Later that evening she was told that one of the
entrees was roast dog, the same canine Kristina was playing with the day before. At
this point Kristina became ill and swore she would be a vegetarian as long as she was in
Cambodia. Which statement most applies to Kristina's experience
- Cultural Relativism - -The Refusal of Christians to accept Islam as a valid religion is a
form of ethnocentrism, while the sincere effort to understand the practice of having
multiple wives in some societies is a form of
The concept that describes opening a window into unfamiliar worlds that allow us to
understand human behavior by placing it within its broader social context is called - -
The Sociological Perspective
- Which of the following elements did C. Wright Mills attribute as being the one that
sociologists would use to explain individual behavior - -External influence
- The sociological perspective emphasizes how the social context influences people's
lives, particularly how people are influenced by - -Society
- C. Wright Mills - -The sociologist responsible for suggesting the connection between
history and biography to explain the sociological imagination
- The first goal of each scientific discipline is to - -Explain why something happens
- Auguste Comte - -The first person to propose that the scientific method could be
applied to the study of social life was
- The Scientific Method - -What is the use of objective and systematic observation to
test theories, one that is often employed by sociologists
- The French Revolution - -What was the social even that most influenced Auguste
Comte to explore patterns within society and become interested in what holds society
together
- Social Darwinism - -The notion that only the fittest members of society deserve to
survive and that social programs to help the poor will ultimately weaken the social order
is a doctrine known as
- class conflict - -Karl Marx suggested that the force that drives human history and is
at the core of human society
- Karl Marx - -The social thinker of the 19th century who predicted that there would be
a classless society once the working class united and began a revolution
- Bourgeoisie and Proletariat - -The titles Karl Marx used to describe the two classes in
a society were the
- social integration - -The French sociologist Emile Durkheim is most identified with
which of the following areas of study?
, - Protestant Ethic - -Max Weber referred to self-denying approach to life characterized
by people living frugal lives and saving their money
- Economics and Religion - -Karl Marx believed that _____ was the central force for
social change, while Max Weber believed that ______ was the force most responsible
for social change
- Capitalism - -According to Max Weber, the Protestant ethic was a central factor in
the birth of
- To grasp by inslight - -Max Weber used the term VERSTEHEN to mean
- Social Facts - -Durkheim referred to patterns to behavior that characterizes a social
group as
- The Philadelphia Negro - -The book published W.E.B. Du Bois in 1899 that analyzed
how African Americans in a major United States city coped with racism was
- W.E.B Du Bois - -The first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard
University, who spent his lifetime studying race relations in America and was one of the
founders of the NAACP
- Culture - -Language, beliefs, values, norms, behavior, material objects, and
technology that are passed from one generation to the next by members of society
describe
- material culture - -Jewelry, art, hairstyles, and clothing each represent examples of
- Ethnocentrism - -When Harry returned from a business meeting in Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam, his wife asked him what he thought of the Vietnamese people. Harry replied
"They're primitive people who eat animals from the streets, drive wildly around town on
motor scooters, and talk very fast." Harry's reply best qualifies as an example of
- culture shock - -While in the Peace Corps, Kristina enjoyed a delicious Cambodian
dinner that included several entrees. Later that evening she was told that one of the
entrees was roast dog, the same canine Kristina was playing with the day before. At
this point Kristina became ill and swore she would be a vegetarian as long as she was in
Cambodia. Which statement most applies to Kristina's experience
- Cultural Relativism - -The Refusal of Christians to accept Islam as a valid religion is a
form of ethnocentrism, while the sincere effort to understand the practice of having
multiple wives in some societies is a form of
