SOCIOLOGY 1301 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is Sociology - Answers -the scientific of human social behavior, groups, and
society.
What is macro level - Answers -Looking at society as a whole
What is micro level - Answers -looking at small groups and day to day interaction
Where and when did sociology begin - Answers -in europe during the industrial
revolution
What gave the need to study sociology - Answers -the rise in industrialization,
immigration, and urbanization.
Who coined the term sociology and was the founder of it - Answers -Auguste Comte
What is positivism - Answers -the use of observation, comparison, and experimentation
to study society.
Who emphasized Positivism - Answers -Auguste Comte
Who translated Comte's book, Positive Philosophy, from French to English - Answers -
Harriet Martineau
What is social Darwinism - Answers -Survival of the fittest
Who promoted social Darwinism - Answers -Herbert Spencer
How would helping the poor or weak affect society - Answers -It would harm it
(negative affect)
What social class fills up the bourgeoisie - Answers -The middle working class
Who wrote Le Suicide, the first group study of suicide rates - Answers -Emile Durkeim
What is verstehen - Answers -Study of human behavior (social interaction)
Who believed that the study of sociology required Verstehen - Answers -Max Weber
Who was the first African-American Sociologist - Answers -William E.B. Dubois
ANSWERS
What is Sociology - Answers -the scientific of human social behavior, groups, and
society.
What is macro level - Answers -Looking at society as a whole
What is micro level - Answers -looking at small groups and day to day interaction
Where and when did sociology begin - Answers -in europe during the industrial
revolution
What gave the need to study sociology - Answers -the rise in industrialization,
immigration, and urbanization.
Who coined the term sociology and was the founder of it - Answers -Auguste Comte
What is positivism - Answers -the use of observation, comparison, and experimentation
to study society.
Who emphasized Positivism - Answers -Auguste Comte
Who translated Comte's book, Positive Philosophy, from French to English - Answers -
Harriet Martineau
What is social Darwinism - Answers -Survival of the fittest
Who promoted social Darwinism - Answers -Herbert Spencer
How would helping the poor or weak affect society - Answers -It would harm it
(negative affect)
What social class fills up the bourgeoisie - Answers -The middle working class
Who wrote Le Suicide, the first group study of suicide rates - Answers -Emile Durkeim
What is verstehen - Answers -Study of human behavior (social interaction)
Who believed that the study of sociology required Verstehen - Answers -Max Weber
Who was the first African-American Sociologist - Answers -William E.B. Dubois
