MCAT Sociology Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

Sociology - Answer-a systematic study of human society, culture and relationships on a group level social institution - Answer-major structures made up of groups or ideas that influence people's daily lives, views of the work, or integration into society ex: religion, schools, political groups, and families Comte's stages - Answer-theological, metaphysical, and scientific theological stage - Answer-people viewed the world and events in that world as a direct expression of the will of various gods metaphysical stage - Answer-people viewed the world as natural reflections of human tendencies problems caused by problems with humanity Scientific stage - Answer-people view the world and events as explained by scientific principles Positivism - Answer-belief that societies have own scientific principles and laws Four theoretical perspectives - Answer-structural-functional theory Social conflict Feminism Symbolic Interactionism Structural-functional theory - Answer-views society as a complex but interconnected system, where each part works together as a functional whole social conflict - Answer-a system of groups that are not equal and therefore consistently generate conflict and change motivates people to change over time Feminism - Answer-traditionally unequal between men and women and strives for equality between sexes symbolic interactionsim - Answer-views society as a framework of people living in a world full of meaningful objects Through interactions, people make symbols to understand one another symbols used to communicate