SOC 101 - CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY.
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is a paradigm? - ANS A theoretical orientation that provides a particular framework for
understanding particular sociological questions.
What do sociologists mean by "macrosociology?"
Group of answer choices - ANS The study of large social structures like capitalism and
patriarchy as opposed to interactions and symbols like sexist jokes, for example
What do sociologists mean by "microsociology?" - ANS The study of small social interactions
and the ways people make meaning in those interactions as opposed to the study of large social
structures.
What is Mills' "Promise?" - ANS He's asking sociologists to examine individuals' interactions
as opposed to the "grand theories" of Positivism and Functionalism.
Positivism is a macro approach because... - ANS It looks to the natural sciences in order to
examine social structures and come up with rules and predictions for social behavior.
How would Functionalists understand inequality? - ANS Inequality is a function of society
and should not be looked at critically.
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EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is a paradigm? - ANS A theoretical orientation that provides a particular framework for
understanding particular sociological questions.
What do sociologists mean by "macrosociology?"
Group of answer choices - ANS The study of large social structures like capitalism and
patriarchy as opposed to interactions and symbols like sexist jokes, for example
What do sociologists mean by "microsociology?" - ANS The study of small social interactions
and the ways people make meaning in those interactions as opposed to the study of large social
structures.
What is Mills' "Promise?" - ANS He's asking sociologists to examine individuals' interactions
as opposed to the "grand theories" of Positivism and Functionalism.
Positivism is a macro approach because... - ANS It looks to the natural sciences in order to
examine social structures and come up with rules and predictions for social behavior.
How would Functionalists understand inequality? - ANS Inequality is a function of society
and should not be looked at critically.
1 | Page @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
