SOC 220 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
sociology - Answers -systematic study of human societies
sociological imagination - Answers -"a point of view that highlights how society affects
the experiences we have and the choices we make."
social problem - Answers -"condition that undermines the well-being of some or all
members of a society and is usually a matter of public controversy."
social constructionist approach - Answers -"the assertion that social problems arise as
people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change."
claims making - Answers -"the process of convincing the public and the important
public officials that a particular issue or situation should be defined as a social problem."
social movement - Answers -"an organized effort at claims making that tries to shape
the way people think about an issue in order to encourage or discourage social
change."
emergence - Answers -when people join together who have the same desire to break
the status quo
coalescence - Answers -when a new organization publicizes the movement
formalization - Answers -when the movement becomes known in politics
decline - Answers -when the movement declines
collectivism - Answers -the view that focuses on groups. Sees problems as society's
fault
individualism - Answers -the view that focuses on single people and sees problems as
individual's faults.
Emile Durkheim - Answers -founding French sociologist and collectivist known for his
classic study of suicide (1858-1970)
C. Wright Mills - Answers -American sociologist and collectivist who invented the social
imagination (1916-1963)
Ludwig Von Mises - Answers -Austrian economist and individualist who focused on
human action (1881-1973)
anomie - Answers -normality
sociology - Answers -systematic study of human societies
sociological imagination - Answers -"a point of view that highlights how society affects
the experiences we have and the choices we make."
social problem - Answers -"condition that undermines the well-being of some or all
members of a society and is usually a matter of public controversy."
social constructionist approach - Answers -"the assertion that social problems arise as
people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change."
claims making - Answers -"the process of convincing the public and the important
public officials that a particular issue or situation should be defined as a social problem."
social movement - Answers -"an organized effort at claims making that tries to shape
the way people think about an issue in order to encourage or discourage social
change."
emergence - Answers -when people join together who have the same desire to break
the status quo
coalescence - Answers -when a new organization publicizes the movement
formalization - Answers -when the movement becomes known in politics
decline - Answers -when the movement declines
collectivism - Answers -the view that focuses on groups. Sees problems as society's
fault
individualism - Answers -the view that focuses on single people and sees problems as
individual's faults.
Emile Durkheim - Answers -founding French sociologist and collectivist known for his
classic study of suicide (1858-1970)
C. Wright Mills - Answers -American sociologist and collectivist who invented the social
imagination (1916-1963)
Ludwig Von Mises - Answers -Austrian economist and individualist who focused on
human action (1881-1973)
anomie - Answers -normality
