Wake Tech SOC 210 - Test 1 questions with correct answers

Sociology Answer The study of society Organic Solidarity Answer In industrial societies (big cities) people's bonds are based on differences in tasks performed, individual rights, and interdependence Means of Production Answer Marx; Anything that can create more wealth (e.g. money, factories, property, businesses etc.) Alienation Answer Marx; People where unable to directly benefit from their own labor Rationalization Answer Weber; The application of ecological logic to all spheres of human activity Sample Answer A smaller group who are representative of a larger group in an interview Experiment Answer Uses the scientific method to test a hypothesis Culture Answer The entire way of life of a group of people, material and non-material Sanctions Answer Means of enforcing norms