Exam 1: SOC 1305 (Latest 2026/2027 Update) Introduction to Sociology Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct| Graded A+ Galen.

Exam 1: SOC 1305 (Latest 2026/2027
Update) Introduction to Sociology
Questions with Verified Answers | 100%
Correct| Graded A+ Galen.
Question:
What is society??
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Answer:
a group of people who live in a defined geographic area, interact with one
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another, and share a common culture
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Question:

who coined the term "sociology" ??
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Answer:

Auguste Comte i,-




Question:

What is sociology??
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Answer:

scientific study of human interaction in society
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,Question:
What is a sociological perspective??
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Answer:

allows us to examine how a society shapes the lives of its members
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Question:

Auguste Comte believed that scientific evidence could contribute to the
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_______________ of humanity? i,- i,-




Answer:
welfare




Question:

Who was the first female sociologist??
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Answer:

Harriet Martineau
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Question:

,Harriet Martineau translated Comte's writing from _______________ to
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French to English
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Question:

What is a theory??
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attempts to describe, explain, and predict different aspects of social
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Question:

What are the 3 major theoretical frameworks or paradigms that guide
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sociological thinking and research?? i,- i,- i,-




Answer:
1. structural functionalism
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2. conflict theory
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3. symbolic interactionism
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Question:
What is Structural Functionalism??
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a theoretical approach that sees society as a structure with interrelated
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parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals that
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make up that society. (explains social events in terms of the functions they
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perform)




Question:
Who basically established functionalism??
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Answer:
Herbert Spencer and Robert K. Merton
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Question:
Who saw similarities between society and the human body??
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Herbert Spencer i,-




Question:

Who made the distinguishment between manifest and latent functions??
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Robert K. Merton i,- i,-