WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
C. Wright Mills - ANSWER coined the term sociological imagination
sociological imagination - ANSWER the vivid awareness of the relationship between
personal experience and the wider society
Sociology - ANSWER systematic study of social life and human society. The
sociological perspective looks for the "general in the particular
Émile Durkheim - ANSWER one of the first sociologists to specify what exactly is
"social" about our individual actions and decisions
Social Facts (Durkheim) - ANSWER "types of behavior and thinking external to the
individual" which have "a compelling and coercive power"
Auguste Comte - ANSWER Father of sociology, positivism
Harriet Martineau - ANSWER sociologist who study and promoted feminist issues
Karl Marx - ANSWER Conflict is the driving force behind social change
materialist conception of history
criticized capitalism
father of communism
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER did not necessarily want to improve society; he only
wanted to understand it
social Darwinism - natural selection
Mechanical Solidarity (Durkheim) - ANSWER connections based on the similarity of
beliefs and values
Organic Solidarity (Durkheim) - ANSWER social bonds among people in modern
cities who specialize in different jobs but who rely on each other
functionalism - ANSWER recognition that different aspects of society work together
to form a complex whole
Positivism - ANSWER the application of the scientific method to the social world
Suicide study - ANSWER males, protestants, and unmarried are more likely to
commit suicide, social factors underlie suicide; people with weaker ties; more likely
to commit
Harriet Martineau - ANSWER Brought sociology to England and furthered it by
focusing on issues in the domestic sphere
, Jane Addams - ANSWER promoted sympathetic knowledge (knowledge that comes
from identifying with others)
Founded Hull House with Ellen G. Starr; a center to help immigrants in Chicago
Karl Marx - ANSWER Conflict theory: groups competing for scarce resources.
Society is made up of two social classes: capitalists and exploited workers
Max Weber - ANSWER A key figure who studied modernization in society; the
movement from traditional to capitalist societies
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER Darwin's theory of social evolution to society
fittest members produce a more advanced society
W.E.B DuBois - ANSWER 'double-consciousness' for Dubois focuses on a feeling of
"twoness" where the experience of one's identity is fragmented into several
contradictory facets. In this case, it is the identities of African Americans being Black
and being American
Sociological Imagination and provide an example - ANSWER "the vivid awareness of
the relationship between personal experience and the wider society."
person who is unemployed might feel defeated and discouraged, and blame
themselves for various reasons for not working "hard enough" or "fast enough."
Founder of sociological imagination - ANSWER C. Wright Mills
Social Fact - ANSWER types of behavior and thinking external to the individual,
which have a compelling and coercive power
Things in your society, culture, etc. make decisions for you. The society has made
the decision for you
Examples of social facts - ANSWER Having to learn how to use chopsticks when
you visit an Asian country
Living in an area that does not have grocery stores with fresh produce
theoretical perspective - ANSWER set of assumptions about reality that inform the
questions we ask and the kinds of answers we arrive at as a result
Symbolic Interactionist - ANSWER Micro
A theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that
people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate
with one another
Functional Analysis - ANSWER Macro
A theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of various parts,
each with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to society's equilibrium; also
known as functionalism and structural functionalism.
Conflict Perspective - ANSWER Macro
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
C. Wright Mills - ANSWER coined the term sociological imagination
sociological imagination - ANSWER the vivid awareness of the relationship between
personal experience and the wider society
Sociology - ANSWER systematic study of social life and human society. The
sociological perspective looks for the "general in the particular
Émile Durkheim - ANSWER one of the first sociologists to specify what exactly is
"social" about our individual actions and decisions
Social Facts (Durkheim) - ANSWER "types of behavior and thinking external to the
individual" which have "a compelling and coercive power"
Auguste Comte - ANSWER Father of sociology, positivism
Harriet Martineau - ANSWER sociologist who study and promoted feminist issues
Karl Marx - ANSWER Conflict is the driving force behind social change
materialist conception of history
criticized capitalism
father of communism
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER did not necessarily want to improve society; he only
wanted to understand it
social Darwinism - natural selection
Mechanical Solidarity (Durkheim) - ANSWER connections based on the similarity of
beliefs and values
Organic Solidarity (Durkheim) - ANSWER social bonds among people in modern
cities who specialize in different jobs but who rely on each other
functionalism - ANSWER recognition that different aspects of society work together
to form a complex whole
Positivism - ANSWER the application of the scientific method to the social world
Suicide study - ANSWER males, protestants, and unmarried are more likely to
commit suicide, social factors underlie suicide; people with weaker ties; more likely
to commit
Harriet Martineau - ANSWER Brought sociology to England and furthered it by
focusing on issues in the domestic sphere
, Jane Addams - ANSWER promoted sympathetic knowledge (knowledge that comes
from identifying with others)
Founded Hull House with Ellen G. Starr; a center to help immigrants in Chicago
Karl Marx - ANSWER Conflict theory: groups competing for scarce resources.
Society is made up of two social classes: capitalists and exploited workers
Max Weber - ANSWER A key figure who studied modernization in society; the
movement from traditional to capitalist societies
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER Darwin's theory of social evolution to society
fittest members produce a more advanced society
W.E.B DuBois - ANSWER 'double-consciousness' for Dubois focuses on a feeling of
"twoness" where the experience of one's identity is fragmented into several
contradictory facets. In this case, it is the identities of African Americans being Black
and being American
Sociological Imagination and provide an example - ANSWER "the vivid awareness of
the relationship between personal experience and the wider society."
person who is unemployed might feel defeated and discouraged, and blame
themselves for various reasons for not working "hard enough" or "fast enough."
Founder of sociological imagination - ANSWER C. Wright Mills
Social Fact - ANSWER types of behavior and thinking external to the individual,
which have a compelling and coercive power
Things in your society, culture, etc. make decisions for you. The society has made
the decision for you
Examples of social facts - ANSWER Having to learn how to use chopsticks when
you visit an Asian country
Living in an area that does not have grocery stores with fresh produce
theoretical perspective - ANSWER set of assumptions about reality that inform the
questions we ask and the kinds of answers we arrive at as a result
Symbolic Interactionist - ANSWER Micro
A theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that
people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate
with one another
Functional Analysis - ANSWER Macro
A theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of various parts,
each with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to society's equilibrium; also
known as functionalism and structural functionalism.
Conflict Perspective - ANSWER Macro
