2025 Sociology 202 Exam 1 Verified Questions & Answers North Carolina
State University (NCSU) Sociology II Graded A+
the |sociological |perspective |- |answersthe |ability |to |sees |societal |patterns |that |influence |individual |and
|group |life; |how |we |create |and |change |the |social |world
Sociological |Imagination |- |answersbook |by |C. |Wright |Mills; |talks |about |the |ability |to |grasp |the |
relationship |between |lives |as |individuals |and |larger |social |forces, |distinguishes |individual |and |society |
but |emphasizes |their |interaction, |one |of |the |first |important |sociological |books |written
social |inequality |- |answerssocially-defined |categories |of |people |are |positioned |differently |regarding |
access |to |different |social |goods
social |diversity |- |answersRefers |to |the |variety |of |group |experiences |that |result |from |the |social |
structure |of |society
globalization |- |answerssocial |and |economic |systems |all |intertwined |with |in |the |world, |shows |patterns |
in |your |society |you |might |take |for |granted, |also |events |in |one |society |may |be |linked |to |events |in |
other |societies
theoretical |frameworks |- |answersfunctionalism, |conflict, |and |symbolic |interaction
August |Comte |- |answersemphasized |positivism |- |relies |on |scientific |evidence, |coined |term |sociology
Emile |Durkheim |- |answersemphasized |importance |of |social |facts |and |social |solidarity, |pioneer |of |
functionalism
mechanical |solidarity |- |answersSocial |integration |stemming |from |the |individual, |Individuals |play |
similar |roles, |Bonds |based |on |shared |moral |values, |This |is |weakening |as |societies |become |more |
complex
organic |solidarity |- |answersPeople |play |a |variety |of |roles, |and |the |roles |are |interlinked, |Unity |is |based
|on |role |differentiation
Karl |Marx |- |answersPioneer |of |conflict |paradigm, |emphasized |inequality |and |class |conflict |saying |that |
workers |were |exploited |in |capitalism |causing |a |development |of |class |consciousness
Max |Weber |- |answersHad |early |influence |on |symbolic |interaction |tradition, |rejected |Durkheim's |study
|of |social |facts, |emphasized |verstehen
Culture |- |answersAll |beliefs, |behaviors |and |products |common |to |members |of |a |particular |group |(ex: |
value, |cultures, |language)
material |culture |- |answersPhysical |objects |made |by |members |of |a |particular |society |that |helps |shape |
their |lives
, nonmaterial |culture |- |answersNonphysical |products |of |human |interaction |(ex: |values, |beliefs, |morals) |
or |shared |ideas
values |- |answersabstract |standards |in |a |society |or |group |that |define |ideal |principles
norms |- |answersspecific |cultural |expectations |for |how |to |behave |in |a |given |situation
folkways |- |answersgeneral |standards |of |behavior |adhered |to |by |a |group |(ex: |how |you |dress)
mores |- |answersstrict |norms |that |control |moral |and |ethical |behavior |(ex: |not |wearing |clothes |to |class)
laws |- |answerswritten |set |of |guidelines |that |define |right |and |wrong |(ex: |speed |limit |or |murder)
ethnocentrism |- |answersevaluation |of |other |cultures |according |to |preconceptions |originating |in |the |
standards |and |customs |of |one's |own |culture
subcultures |- |answerssmaller |cultures |that |exist |in |larger |cultures |and |differ |from |larger |culture |in |
important |ways |(ex: |hip-hop |culture)
counter |cultures |- |answersculture |that |arises |in |opposition |to |prevailing |culture |(ex: |hippies |against |
war)
socialization |- |answerslifeling |process |through |which |people |learn |values, |norms |and |roles |of |their |
cultures
Internalization |- |answersOccurs |when |behaviors |and |assumptions |are |learned |so |thoroughly |that |
people |no |longer |question |them, |but |simply |accept |them |as |correct
nature |vs. |nurture |- |answersargument |about |whether |biology |or |environment |have |more |effect |on |
one's |personality
social |learning |theory |- |answerspeople |learn |from |one |another, |via |observation, |imitation |and |
modeling
Looking |Glass |Self |- |answersby |Charles |Horton |Couley, |says |that |our |self |image |is |shaped |how |awe |
think |winters |see |us
agents |of |socialization |- |answersfamily, |media, |peers, |education |are |examples |of |this
Social |Construction |of |Reality |- |answerstheorizes |that |the |way |we |present |ourselves |to |people |is |
shaped |by |interaction |with |others |and |our |own |life |experiences
impression |management |- |answerspeople |control |how |others |perceive |them |and |care |about |what |
others |think |leading |to |social |conformity |and |social |stability
dramaturgy |- |answerselements |of |human |interaction |dependent |upon |time, |place, |and |audience, |
dramatic |or |play-like |sense |developed |when |around |others
frontstage |- |answerswhere |performance |occurs, |what |"audience" |sees
backstage |- |answersrelaxed |(maybe |with |people |you're |comfortable |with), |"audience" |doesn't |see |and
|critical |to |frontstagen |performance
State University (NCSU) Sociology II Graded A+
the |sociological |perspective |- |answersthe |ability |to |sees |societal |patterns |that |influence |individual |and
|group |life; |how |we |create |and |change |the |social |world
Sociological |Imagination |- |answersbook |by |C. |Wright |Mills; |talks |about |the |ability |to |grasp |the |
relationship |between |lives |as |individuals |and |larger |social |forces, |distinguishes |individual |and |society |
but |emphasizes |their |interaction, |one |of |the |first |important |sociological |books |written
social |inequality |- |answerssocially-defined |categories |of |people |are |positioned |differently |regarding |
access |to |different |social |goods
social |diversity |- |answersRefers |to |the |variety |of |group |experiences |that |result |from |the |social |
structure |of |society
globalization |- |answerssocial |and |economic |systems |all |intertwined |with |in |the |world, |shows |patterns |
in |your |society |you |might |take |for |granted, |also |events |in |one |society |may |be |linked |to |events |in |
other |societies
theoretical |frameworks |- |answersfunctionalism, |conflict, |and |symbolic |interaction
August |Comte |- |answersemphasized |positivism |- |relies |on |scientific |evidence, |coined |term |sociology
Emile |Durkheim |- |answersemphasized |importance |of |social |facts |and |social |solidarity, |pioneer |of |
functionalism
mechanical |solidarity |- |answersSocial |integration |stemming |from |the |individual, |Individuals |play |
similar |roles, |Bonds |based |on |shared |moral |values, |This |is |weakening |as |societies |become |more |
complex
organic |solidarity |- |answersPeople |play |a |variety |of |roles, |and |the |roles |are |interlinked, |Unity |is |based
|on |role |differentiation
Karl |Marx |- |answersPioneer |of |conflict |paradigm, |emphasized |inequality |and |class |conflict |saying |that |
workers |were |exploited |in |capitalism |causing |a |development |of |class |consciousness
Max |Weber |- |answersHad |early |influence |on |symbolic |interaction |tradition, |rejected |Durkheim's |study
|of |social |facts, |emphasized |verstehen
Culture |- |answersAll |beliefs, |behaviors |and |products |common |to |members |of |a |particular |group |(ex: |
value, |cultures, |language)
material |culture |- |answersPhysical |objects |made |by |members |of |a |particular |society |that |helps |shape |
their |lives
, nonmaterial |culture |- |answersNonphysical |products |of |human |interaction |(ex: |values, |beliefs, |morals) |
or |shared |ideas
values |- |answersabstract |standards |in |a |society |or |group |that |define |ideal |principles
norms |- |answersspecific |cultural |expectations |for |how |to |behave |in |a |given |situation
folkways |- |answersgeneral |standards |of |behavior |adhered |to |by |a |group |(ex: |how |you |dress)
mores |- |answersstrict |norms |that |control |moral |and |ethical |behavior |(ex: |not |wearing |clothes |to |class)
laws |- |answerswritten |set |of |guidelines |that |define |right |and |wrong |(ex: |speed |limit |or |murder)
ethnocentrism |- |answersevaluation |of |other |cultures |according |to |preconceptions |originating |in |the |
standards |and |customs |of |one's |own |culture
subcultures |- |answerssmaller |cultures |that |exist |in |larger |cultures |and |differ |from |larger |culture |in |
important |ways |(ex: |hip-hop |culture)
counter |cultures |- |answersculture |that |arises |in |opposition |to |prevailing |culture |(ex: |hippies |against |
war)
socialization |- |answerslifeling |process |through |which |people |learn |values, |norms |and |roles |of |their |
cultures
Internalization |- |answersOccurs |when |behaviors |and |assumptions |are |learned |so |thoroughly |that |
people |no |longer |question |them, |but |simply |accept |them |as |correct
nature |vs. |nurture |- |answersargument |about |whether |biology |or |environment |have |more |effect |on |
one's |personality
social |learning |theory |- |answerspeople |learn |from |one |another, |via |observation, |imitation |and |
modeling
Looking |Glass |Self |- |answersby |Charles |Horton |Couley, |says |that |our |self |image |is |shaped |how |awe |
think |winters |see |us
agents |of |socialization |- |answersfamily, |media, |peers, |education |are |examples |of |this
Social |Construction |of |Reality |- |answerstheorizes |that |the |way |we |present |ourselves |to |people |is |
shaped |by |interaction |with |others |and |our |own |life |experiences
impression |management |- |answerspeople |control |how |others |perceive |them |and |care |about |what |
others |think |leading |to |social |conformity |and |social |stability
dramaturgy |- |answerselements |of |human |interaction |dependent |upon |time, |place, |and |audience, |
dramatic |or |play-like |sense |developed |when |around |others
frontstage |- |answerswhere |performance |occurs, |what |"audience" |sees
backstage |- |answersrelaxed |(maybe |with |people |you're |comfortable |with), |"audience" |doesn't |see |and
|critical |to |frontstagen |performance
