SOCS 185 STUDY GUIDE FINAL 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Auguste Comte. Answer: advocated for the scientific study of
sociology
◉ Verstehen (Weber). Answer: understanding social behavior by putting
yourself in the place of others
◉ functional integration. Answer: interdependence of parts in a system
◉ latent functions. Answer: unintended and unrecognized consequences
of an aspect of society
◉ sociological imagination. Answer: the ability to see the link between
society and self
◉ Rationalization. Answer: the mind-set emphasizing knowledge,
reason, and planning
◉ Symbolic Interactionism. Answer: focuses on the interactions among
people based on mutually understood symbols
, ◉ theoretical perspective. Answer: a set of assumptions about an area of
study
◉ manifest functions. Answer: intended and recognized consequences of
an aspect of society
◉ cultural universals. Answer: cultural traits that exist in all cultures
◉ Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Answer: the idea that different languages
create different ways of thinking; linguistic relativity
◉ mores. Answer: norms that have moral dimensions
◉ instincts. Answer: genetically inherited patterns of behavior
◉ beliefs. Answer: ideas about the nature of reality
◉ counterculture. Answer: a subculture opposed to the beliefs of a
dominant culture
◉ values. Answer: broad ideas about what is good or desirable shared by
people in a society
◉ taboo. Answer: a rule or behavior whose violation calls for
punishment
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Auguste Comte. Answer: advocated for the scientific study of
sociology
◉ Verstehen (Weber). Answer: understanding social behavior by putting
yourself in the place of others
◉ functional integration. Answer: interdependence of parts in a system
◉ latent functions. Answer: unintended and unrecognized consequences
of an aspect of society
◉ sociological imagination. Answer: the ability to see the link between
society and self
◉ Rationalization. Answer: the mind-set emphasizing knowledge,
reason, and planning
◉ Symbolic Interactionism. Answer: focuses on the interactions among
people based on mutually understood symbols
, ◉ theoretical perspective. Answer: a set of assumptions about an area of
study
◉ manifest functions. Answer: intended and recognized consequences of
an aspect of society
◉ cultural universals. Answer: cultural traits that exist in all cultures
◉ Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Answer: the idea that different languages
create different ways of thinking; linguistic relativity
◉ mores. Answer: norms that have moral dimensions
◉ instincts. Answer: genetically inherited patterns of behavior
◉ beliefs. Answer: ideas about the nature of reality
◉ counterculture. Answer: a subculture opposed to the beliefs of a
dominant culture
◉ values. Answer: broad ideas about what is good or desirable shared by
people in a society
◉ taboo. Answer: a rule or behavior whose violation calls for
punishment
