SOC 1502- Introduction to Sociology
The word "sociology" is derived from the latin word... - Answer -"socius" meaning (companion)
The word "sociology" is derived from the greek word... - Answer -"logos" meaning (speech or reason)
Dictionary definition of "Sociology" is... - Answer -The systematic study of society and social interaction
Society - Answer -A group of people whose members interact, reside in a definable area, and share a
culture.
Culture - Answer -Includes the groups shared practices, values, beliefs, norms, and artifacts.
Sociologists break the study of society down into 4 separate levels of analysis, which are: - Answer -
Mirco, meso, macro, and global sociology
Mirco-sociology - Answer -The study of specific relationship between individuals or small groups.
Macro-sociology - Answer -A wide-scale view of the role of social structures within a society.
Example of micro sociology is: - Answer -The study of cultural rules of politeness in conversation is an
example of micro-sociology.
, Example of macro sociology is: - Answer -The influences of migration on changing patterns of language
usage is a macro-level phenomenon.
C. Wright Mills coined what term? - Answer -Sociological Imagination (aka sociological perspetive)
A key basis of the sociological perspective is ? - Answer -The concept that the individual and society are
inseparable. It is impossible to study one without the other.
Sociologists Norbert Elias called the process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and
the society that shapes that behavior... - Answer -Figuration
Functionalism - 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. (focuses on
institutions)
Using secondary data is considered an unobtrusive or ________ research method. - Answer -
Nonreactive
What research approach is best suited to the positivist approach? - Answer -Questionnaire
What founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle? - Answer -Karl Marx
What research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist ? - Answer -Surveys
What theory is most likely to look at the social world on a micro-level? - Answer -Symbolic
Interactionism
Popular Culture - Answer -refers to the pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in
mainstream society
What method did Andrew Ivsins use to study crack users in Victoria? - Answer -Field Research
The word "sociology" is derived from the latin word... - Answer -"socius" meaning (companion)
The word "sociology" is derived from the greek word... - Answer -"logos" meaning (speech or reason)
Dictionary definition of "Sociology" is... - Answer -The systematic study of society and social interaction
Society - Answer -A group of people whose members interact, reside in a definable area, and share a
culture.
Culture - Answer -Includes the groups shared practices, values, beliefs, norms, and artifacts.
Sociologists break the study of society down into 4 separate levels of analysis, which are: - Answer -
Mirco, meso, macro, and global sociology
Mirco-sociology - Answer -The study of specific relationship between individuals or small groups.
Macro-sociology - Answer -A wide-scale view of the role of social structures within a society.
Example of micro sociology is: - Answer -The study of cultural rules of politeness in conversation is an
example of micro-sociology.
, Example of macro sociology is: - Answer -The influences of migration on changing patterns of language
usage is a macro-level phenomenon.
C. Wright Mills coined what term? - Answer -Sociological Imagination (aka sociological perspetive)
A key basis of the sociological perspective is ? - Answer -The concept that the individual and society are
inseparable. It is impossible to study one without the other.
Sociologists Norbert Elias called the process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and
the society that shapes that behavior... - Answer -Figuration
Functionalism - 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. (focuses on
institutions)
Using secondary data is considered an unobtrusive or ________ research method. - Answer -
Nonreactive
What research approach is best suited to the positivist approach? - Answer -Questionnaire
What founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle? - Answer -Karl Marx
What research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist ? - Answer -Surveys
What theory is most likely to look at the social world on a micro-level? - Answer -Symbolic
Interactionism
Popular Culture - Answer -refers to the pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in
mainstream society
What method did Andrew Ivsins use to study crack users in Victoria? - Answer -Field Research
