SYG 2000 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
PREMIUM REVIEW CONTENT
●● Verstehen
Answer: Max Weber: a German word meaning to have insight into
someone's situation; understanding behavior from their perspective.
●● Conflict Theory
Answer: Karl Marx: a theoretical framework in which society is viewed
as composed of groups competing for scarce resources.
●● Symbolic Interaction Theory
Answer: Focuses on how people use symbols to establish meaning and
communicate with one another.
●● Social Facts
Answer: Durkheim's term for a group's patterns of behavior; forces
external to individuals that shape and constrain behavior.
●● Culture
Answer: The language; beliefs; values; norms; behaviors; and material
objects that characterize a group.
, ●● Material Culture
Answer: The physical objects that distinguish a group such as art;
buildings; tools; and clothing.
●● Nonmaterial Culture
Answer: A group's ways of thinking; beliefs; values; assumptions;
language; and patterns of behavior.
●● Ideology
Answer: Beliefs about the way things ought to be that justify social
arrangements.
●● Subculture
Answer: The values and related behaviors of a group that distinguish its
members from the larger culture; a world within a world.
●● Counterculture
Answer: A group whose values; beliefs; and norms place its members in
opposition to the broader culture.
●● Positive Sanctions
Answer: Expressions of approval for following norms; ranging from
smiles to bonuses or medals.
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
PREMIUM REVIEW CONTENT
●● Verstehen
Answer: Max Weber: a German word meaning to have insight into
someone's situation; understanding behavior from their perspective.
●● Conflict Theory
Answer: Karl Marx: a theoretical framework in which society is viewed
as composed of groups competing for scarce resources.
●● Symbolic Interaction Theory
Answer: Focuses on how people use symbols to establish meaning and
communicate with one another.
●● Social Facts
Answer: Durkheim's term for a group's patterns of behavior; forces
external to individuals that shape and constrain behavior.
●● Culture
Answer: The language; beliefs; values; norms; behaviors; and material
objects that characterize a group.
, ●● Material Culture
Answer: The physical objects that distinguish a group such as art;
buildings; tools; and clothing.
●● Nonmaterial Culture
Answer: A group's ways of thinking; beliefs; values; assumptions;
language; and patterns of behavior.
●● Ideology
Answer: Beliefs about the way things ought to be that justify social
arrangements.
●● Subculture
Answer: The values and related behaviors of a group that distinguish its
members from the larger culture; a world within a world.
●● Counterculture
Answer: A group whose values; beliefs; and norms place its members in
opposition to the broader culture.
●● Positive Sanctions
Answer: Expressions of approval for following norms; ranging from
smiles to bonuses or medals.
