SOCIETY THE BASICS UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● society
Answer: people who live in a defined territory and share a culture
●● sociological perspective (C. Wright Mills)
Answer: sociology's special point of view that sees the general patterns
of society in the lives of particular people
●● global perspective
Answer: the study of the larger world and our society's place in it
●● high-income countries
Answer: the nations with the highest overall standards of living
●● middle-income countries
Answer: nations with a standard of living about average for the world as
a whole
●● low-income countries
,Answer: nations with a low standard of living in which most people are
poor
●● Positivism (Comte)
Answer: a scientific approach to knowledge based on "positive" facts as
opposed to mere speculation
●● theory
Answer: a statement of how and why specific facts are related
●● theoretical approach
Answer: a basic image of society that guides thinking and research
●● structural-functional approach
Answer: a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex
system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
●● social structure
Answer: any relatively stable pattern of social behavior
●● social functions
Answer: the consequences of a social pattern for the operation of society
as a whole
, ●● manifest functions
Answer: the intended planned purposes, outcomes, or consequences of
something that exists in society.
●● latent functions
Answer: the unplanned unintended purpose, outcome, or consequence of
something that exists in society
●● social dysfunction
Answer: any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society, a
part doesn't work how it is supposed to
●● Functional Alternatives
Answer: the acknowledgment that there are a variety of options that will
fulfill similar purposes (diversity).
●● social-conflict approach
Answer: a framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of
inequality that generates conflict and change
●● gender-conflict theory (feminist theory)
Answer: the study of society that focuses on inequality and conflict
between women and men
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● society
Answer: people who live in a defined territory and share a culture
●● sociological perspective (C. Wright Mills)
Answer: sociology's special point of view that sees the general patterns
of society in the lives of particular people
●● global perspective
Answer: the study of the larger world and our society's place in it
●● high-income countries
Answer: the nations with the highest overall standards of living
●● middle-income countries
Answer: nations with a standard of living about average for the world as
a whole
●● low-income countries
,Answer: nations with a low standard of living in which most people are
poor
●● Positivism (Comte)
Answer: a scientific approach to knowledge based on "positive" facts as
opposed to mere speculation
●● theory
Answer: a statement of how and why specific facts are related
●● theoretical approach
Answer: a basic image of society that guides thinking and research
●● structural-functional approach
Answer: a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex
system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
●● social structure
Answer: any relatively stable pattern of social behavior
●● social functions
Answer: the consequences of a social pattern for the operation of society
as a whole
, ●● manifest functions
Answer: the intended planned purposes, outcomes, or consequences of
something that exists in society.
●● latent functions
Answer: the unplanned unintended purpose, outcome, or consequence of
something that exists in society
●● social dysfunction
Answer: any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society, a
part doesn't work how it is supposed to
●● Functional Alternatives
Answer: the acknowledgment that there are a variety of options that will
fulfill similar purposes (diversity).
●● social-conflict approach
Answer: a framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of
inequality that generates conflict and change
●● gender-conflict theory (feminist theory)
Answer: the study of society that focuses on inequality and conflict
between women and men
