C273 Unit Assessments (Prep for OA) Comprehensive
Questions (Frequently Tested) with Verified answers
functionalist perspective - ANSWERsociety is one unit that is made up of
connecting parts that work together to maintain society
social dysfunction - ANSWERsomething in society that disrupts the social
system or reduces stability
manifest functions - ANSWERintended consequences
ex. fellowship in christianity
latent functions - ANSWERunconscious or unrecognized consequences
ex. higher marriage rates in christianity
conflict perspective - ANSWER-society is a place that constantly generates
inequality and therefore conflict and change
-tension among competing groups (race, gender, sexual orientation)
symbolic interactionist perspective - ANSWEReveryday interactions are the
building blocks of society
social interactions - ANSWERexchanges among ppl that are meaningful
ex. shaking hands, saying good morning, telling a joke
,symbolic interactionism - ANSWERhumans build their entire societies and
cultures around the meanings of symbols
feminist perspective - ANSWEReliminate inequality w/ women (gender roles)
glass ceilings - ANSWERrank or position in an organization that is difficult for
women to receive
applied sociology - ANSWERusing sociology theories and methods to produce
social change
clinical sociology - ANSWERpractice of sociology based on health (therapy)
explanatory research - ANSWERresearch method that helps sociologist
understand why something happens and you have limited info
ex. study of Nashville to see why their is a high number of famous musicians
sociologist imagination - ANSWERability to recognize societal forces that
influence individual behavior and attitude
socialization - ANSWERhow we learn to become a member of society
enculturartion - ANSWERlearning patterns of a new culture
ex. children learning their own culture
, culture - ANSWERknowledge, language, norms, etc, that are passed down
from generations
holism - ANSWERsociety is a whole, if we change one area of culture it will
affect other areas
subcultures - ANSWERgroups that share distinctive attitudes and behavior
that set them apart from the dominant culture
counterculture - ANSWERculture or subculture who do not believe in
dominant culture at all and aspire to change the culture
ex. hippies
norms - ANSWERunwritten "rules" for behavior that are learned
vaules - ANSWERideas that what is right or wrong, good or bad, desirable or
undesirable
ethnocentrism - ANSWERjudge other cultures and thinking your culture is
better
cultural relativism - ANSWERbeing open-minded and not judging other
cultures
sanctions - ANSWERreward or punishment for upholding or violating social
norms
ex. smiling when someone holds the door for me
Questions (Frequently Tested) with Verified answers
functionalist perspective - ANSWERsociety is one unit that is made up of
connecting parts that work together to maintain society
social dysfunction - ANSWERsomething in society that disrupts the social
system or reduces stability
manifest functions - ANSWERintended consequences
ex. fellowship in christianity
latent functions - ANSWERunconscious or unrecognized consequences
ex. higher marriage rates in christianity
conflict perspective - ANSWER-society is a place that constantly generates
inequality and therefore conflict and change
-tension among competing groups (race, gender, sexual orientation)
symbolic interactionist perspective - ANSWEReveryday interactions are the
building blocks of society
social interactions - ANSWERexchanges among ppl that are meaningful
ex. shaking hands, saying good morning, telling a joke
,symbolic interactionism - ANSWERhumans build their entire societies and
cultures around the meanings of symbols
feminist perspective - ANSWEReliminate inequality w/ women (gender roles)
glass ceilings - ANSWERrank or position in an organization that is difficult for
women to receive
applied sociology - ANSWERusing sociology theories and methods to produce
social change
clinical sociology - ANSWERpractice of sociology based on health (therapy)
explanatory research - ANSWERresearch method that helps sociologist
understand why something happens and you have limited info
ex. study of Nashville to see why their is a high number of famous musicians
sociologist imagination - ANSWERability to recognize societal forces that
influence individual behavior and attitude
socialization - ANSWERhow we learn to become a member of society
enculturartion - ANSWERlearning patterns of a new culture
ex. children learning their own culture
, culture - ANSWERknowledge, language, norms, etc, that are passed down
from generations
holism - ANSWERsociety is a whole, if we change one area of culture it will
affect other areas
subcultures - ANSWERgroups that share distinctive attitudes and behavior
that set them apart from the dominant culture
counterculture - ANSWERculture or subculture who do not believe in
dominant culture at all and aspire to change the culture
ex. hippies
norms - ANSWERunwritten "rules" for behavior that are learned
vaules - ANSWERideas that what is right or wrong, good or bad, desirable or
undesirable
ethnocentrism - ANSWERjudge other cultures and thinking your culture is
better
cultural relativism - ANSWERbeing open-minded and not judging other
cultures
sanctions - ANSWERreward or punishment for upholding or violating social
norms
ex. smiling when someone holds the door for me
