SOCIOLOGY 101 EXAM 1 UNC
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE PASSED
SOLUTIONS 100%
conflict theory - Correct Answer ✔✔ a theory that looks at society as a competition for
limited resources
constructivism - Correct Answer ✔✔ an extension of symbolic interaction theory which
proposes that reality is what humans cognitively construct it to be
culture - Correct Answer ✔✔ a group's shared practices, values, and beliefs
dramaturgical analysis - Correct Answer ✔✔ a technique a sociologist uses in which
they view society through the metaphor of theatrical performance
functionalism - Correct Answer ✔✔ a theoretical approach that sees society as a
structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of
individuals that make up that society
generalized others - Correct Answer ✔✔ the organized and generalized attitude of a
social group
grand theories - Correct Answer ✔✔ an attempt to explain large-scale relationships and
answer fundamental questions such as why societies form and why they change
hypothesis - Correct Answer ✔✔ a testable proposition
latent functions - Correct Answer ✔✔ the unrecognized or unintended consequences of
a social process
macro-level - Correct Answer ✔✔ a wide-scale view of the role of social structures
within a society
manifest functions - Correct Answer ✔✔ sought consequences of a social process
micro-level theories - Correct Answer ✔✔ the study of specific relationships between
individuals or small groups
paradigms - Correct Answer ✔✔ philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in
support of them
positivism - Correct Answer ✔✔ the scientific study of social patterns
, qualitative sociology - Correct Answer ✔✔ in-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or
analysis of content sources as the source of its data
quantitative sociology - Correct Answer ✔✔ statistical methods such as surveys with
large numbers of participants
significant others - Correct Answer ✔✔ specific individuals that impact a person's life
social facts - Correct Answer ✔✔ the laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs,
fashions, rituals, and all of the cultural rules that govern social life
social institutions - Correct Answer ✔✔ patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused on
meeting social needs
social solidarity - Correct Answer ✔✔ the social ties that bind a group of people together
such as kinship, shared location, and religion
sociological imagination - Correct Answer ✔✔ the ability to understand how your own
past relates to that of other people, as well as to history in general and societal
structures in particular
sociology - Correct Answer ✔✔ the systematic study of society and social interaction
symbolic Interactionism - Correct Answer ✔✔ a theoretical perspective through which
scholars examine the relationship of individuals within their society by studying their
communication (language and symbols)
theory - Correct Answer ✔✔ a proposed explanation about social interactions or society
case study - Correct Answer ✔✔ in-depth analysis of a single event, situation, or
individual
code of ethics - Correct Answer ✔✔ a set of guidelines that the American Sociological
Association has established to foster ethical research and professionally responsible
scholarship in sociology
content analysis - Correct Answer ✔✔ applying a systematic approach to record and
value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand
correlation - Correct Answer ✔✔ when a change in one variable coincides with a
change in another variable, but does not necessarily indicate causation
dependent variable - Correct Answer ✔✔ a variable changed by other variables
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE PASSED
SOLUTIONS 100%
conflict theory - Correct Answer ✔✔ a theory that looks at society as a competition for
limited resources
constructivism - Correct Answer ✔✔ an extension of symbolic interaction theory which
proposes that reality is what humans cognitively construct it to be
culture - Correct Answer ✔✔ a group's shared practices, values, and beliefs
dramaturgical analysis - Correct Answer ✔✔ a technique a sociologist uses in which
they view society through the metaphor of theatrical performance
functionalism - Correct Answer ✔✔ a theoretical approach that sees society as a
structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of
individuals that make up that society
generalized others - Correct Answer ✔✔ the organized and generalized attitude of a
social group
grand theories - Correct Answer ✔✔ an attempt to explain large-scale relationships and
answer fundamental questions such as why societies form and why they change
hypothesis - Correct Answer ✔✔ a testable proposition
latent functions - Correct Answer ✔✔ the unrecognized or unintended consequences of
a social process
macro-level - Correct Answer ✔✔ a wide-scale view of the role of social structures
within a society
manifest functions - Correct Answer ✔✔ sought consequences of a social process
micro-level theories - Correct Answer ✔✔ the study of specific relationships between
individuals or small groups
paradigms - Correct Answer ✔✔ philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in
support of them
positivism - Correct Answer ✔✔ the scientific study of social patterns
, qualitative sociology - Correct Answer ✔✔ in-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or
analysis of content sources as the source of its data
quantitative sociology - Correct Answer ✔✔ statistical methods such as surveys with
large numbers of participants
significant others - Correct Answer ✔✔ specific individuals that impact a person's life
social facts - Correct Answer ✔✔ the laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs,
fashions, rituals, and all of the cultural rules that govern social life
social institutions - Correct Answer ✔✔ patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused on
meeting social needs
social solidarity - Correct Answer ✔✔ the social ties that bind a group of people together
such as kinship, shared location, and religion
sociological imagination - Correct Answer ✔✔ the ability to understand how your own
past relates to that of other people, as well as to history in general and societal
structures in particular
sociology - Correct Answer ✔✔ the systematic study of society and social interaction
symbolic Interactionism - Correct Answer ✔✔ a theoretical perspective through which
scholars examine the relationship of individuals within their society by studying their
communication (language and symbols)
theory - Correct Answer ✔✔ a proposed explanation about social interactions or society
case study - Correct Answer ✔✔ in-depth analysis of a single event, situation, or
individual
code of ethics - Correct Answer ✔✔ a set of guidelines that the American Sociological
Association has established to foster ethical research and professionally responsible
scholarship in sociology
content analysis - Correct Answer ✔✔ applying a systematic approach to record and
value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand
correlation - Correct Answer ✔✔ when a change in one variable coincides with a
change in another variable, but does not necessarily indicate causation
dependent variable - Correct Answer ✔✔ a variable changed by other variables
