BRCC SOC 215 Exam #1 Study Guide
(Chapters 1-4) Questions With Complete
Solutions
How does the U.S. Census Bureau define a family? Two or more people related by birth,
marriage, or adoption who live in the same housing unit.
What is theory? A structured way to apply logic to a pattern of facts to better our
understanding on that subject.
In the tradition of the consensus perspective, the dominant sociological theory is known as
_______. Structural functionalism.
What is demography? What does it focus on? The study of populations—therefore
focusing on birth, death, and migration.
Consensus Perspective A perspective that projects an image of society as the collective
expression of shared norms and values.
, BRCC SOC 215 Exam #1 Study Guide
(Chapters 1-4) Questions With Complete
Solutions
Conflict Perspective A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best
understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources,
including housing, money, access to services, and political representation.
Contemporary Feminism Understanding the current inequality between men and women
and how power effects women's rights.
Exchange Theory People are motivated by self-interests in their interactions with other
people.
Personal Family The people to whom we feel related and who we expect to define us as
members of their family as well.
Legal Family A group of individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption.
Institutional Arena A social space in which relations between people in common positions
are governed by accepted rules of interaction.
(Chapters 1-4) Questions With Complete
Solutions
How does the U.S. Census Bureau define a family? Two or more people related by birth,
marriage, or adoption who live in the same housing unit.
What is theory? A structured way to apply logic to a pattern of facts to better our
understanding on that subject.
In the tradition of the consensus perspective, the dominant sociological theory is known as
_______. Structural functionalism.
What is demography? What does it focus on? The study of populations—therefore
focusing on birth, death, and migration.
Consensus Perspective A perspective that projects an image of society as the collective
expression of shared norms and values.
, BRCC SOC 215 Exam #1 Study Guide
(Chapters 1-4) Questions With Complete
Solutions
Conflict Perspective A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best
understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources,
including housing, money, access to services, and political representation.
Contemporary Feminism Understanding the current inequality between men and women
and how power effects women's rights.
Exchange Theory People are motivated by self-interests in their interactions with other
people.
Personal Family The people to whom we feel related and who we expect to define us as
members of their family as well.
Legal Family A group of individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption.
Institutional Arena A social space in which relations between people in common positions
are governed by accepted rules of interaction.
