SOCI 1010 TEST STUDY GUIDE WITH
CORRECT SOLUTION
sociology - ANSWER the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels
social interaction - ANSWER the process of acting toward and reacting to people around
us
sociological imagination - ANSWER the ability too see the relationship between
individual experiences and larger social influences
microsociology - ANSWER a sociological approach that examines the patterns of
individuals' social interaction in specific settings
macrosociology - ANSWER the study of large-scale patterns and processes that
characterize society as a whole
theory - ANSWER a set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs
application of social imagination - ANSWER sociological imagination helps explain how
and why our personal troubles often reflect larger public issues
- if some people are unemployed then its a personal trouble
-if unemployment if widespread it's a public issue requires solutions at a social level
rather than individual
Auguste Comte - ANSWER known as the father of sociology
empirical - ANSWER information that is based on observations, experiments, or other
data collection rather than ideology, religion, intuition or conventional wisdom
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER a French sociologist and writer agreed with Comte that
societies are characterized by unity and cohesion because its members are bound
together by common interests and attitudes
Social Facts - ANSWER Durkheim believed that aspects of social life, external to the
individual, can be measured
social solidarity - ANSWER Durkheim's central question: social solidarity, or social
cohesiveness or harmony maintained by division of labor
division of labor - ANSWER Durkheim - an interdependence of different tasks and
occupations, characteristics of industrialized societies, that produces social unity and
facilitates change
, Karl Marx - ANSWER German social philosopher, often described as the most influential
social scientist who ever lived. tried to explain changes that were taking place in society
during the industrial revolution
Marx - ANSWER maintained that economic issues produce divisiveness rather than
social solidarity(social cohesiveness and harmony)
Capitalism - ANSWER Marx - economic system in which the ownership of the means of
production
Max Weber - ANSWER German sociologist, economist, legal scholar, historian, and
politician
Social organization - ANSWER maintained that a complete understanding of society
requires an analysis of the social organization and interrelationships among economic,
political, and cultural institutions
value free - ANSWER one who separates her or his personal values, opinions, ideology,
and beliefs from scientific research
feminist theory - ANSWER approaches that examine and seek to explain the social,
economic, and political inequality of women in society
dysfunction - ANSWER social patterns that have a negative impact on a group or society
functionalism - ANSWER an approach that maintains that society is a complex system of
interdependent parts that work together to ensure a society's survival
manifest function - ANSWER intended and recognized, present and clearly evident
latent function - ANSWER purposes and activities that are unintended and
unrecognized; they are present but not immediately obvious
conflict theory - ANSWER an approach that examines how and why groups disagree,
struggle over power and compete for scarce resources (such as property, wealth, and
prestige)
critique of conflict theory - ANSWER conflict theorists overemphasize competition and
coercion at the expense of order and stability, often ignoring cooperation and harmony.
Critiques also comment that the have nots can change their position through
negotiation, lawsuits, bargaining and strikes
critique of feminist theory - ANSWER "old girl network" that has not welcomed different
points of views from black, Asian American, american indian, muslim, Latina, Lesbian
working class, and dis-abled women
Also, perspectives tend to downplay social class inequality by focusing on low income
and minority women and not their male counterparts
some question whether feminists have lost their bearings by focusing on personal
CORRECT SOLUTION
sociology - ANSWER the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels
social interaction - ANSWER the process of acting toward and reacting to people around
us
sociological imagination - ANSWER the ability too see the relationship between
individual experiences and larger social influences
microsociology - ANSWER a sociological approach that examines the patterns of
individuals' social interaction in specific settings
macrosociology - ANSWER the study of large-scale patterns and processes that
characterize society as a whole
theory - ANSWER a set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs
application of social imagination - ANSWER sociological imagination helps explain how
and why our personal troubles often reflect larger public issues
- if some people are unemployed then its a personal trouble
-if unemployment if widespread it's a public issue requires solutions at a social level
rather than individual
Auguste Comte - ANSWER known as the father of sociology
empirical - ANSWER information that is based on observations, experiments, or other
data collection rather than ideology, religion, intuition or conventional wisdom
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER a French sociologist and writer agreed with Comte that
societies are characterized by unity and cohesion because its members are bound
together by common interests and attitudes
Social Facts - ANSWER Durkheim believed that aspects of social life, external to the
individual, can be measured
social solidarity - ANSWER Durkheim's central question: social solidarity, or social
cohesiveness or harmony maintained by division of labor
division of labor - ANSWER Durkheim - an interdependence of different tasks and
occupations, characteristics of industrialized societies, that produces social unity and
facilitates change
, Karl Marx - ANSWER German social philosopher, often described as the most influential
social scientist who ever lived. tried to explain changes that were taking place in society
during the industrial revolution
Marx - ANSWER maintained that economic issues produce divisiveness rather than
social solidarity(social cohesiveness and harmony)
Capitalism - ANSWER Marx - economic system in which the ownership of the means of
production
Max Weber - ANSWER German sociologist, economist, legal scholar, historian, and
politician
Social organization - ANSWER maintained that a complete understanding of society
requires an analysis of the social organization and interrelationships among economic,
political, and cultural institutions
value free - ANSWER one who separates her or his personal values, opinions, ideology,
and beliefs from scientific research
feminist theory - ANSWER approaches that examine and seek to explain the social,
economic, and political inequality of women in society
dysfunction - ANSWER social patterns that have a negative impact on a group or society
functionalism - ANSWER an approach that maintains that society is a complex system of
interdependent parts that work together to ensure a society's survival
manifest function - ANSWER intended and recognized, present and clearly evident
latent function - ANSWER purposes and activities that are unintended and
unrecognized; they are present but not immediately obvious
conflict theory - ANSWER an approach that examines how and why groups disagree,
struggle over power and compete for scarce resources (such as property, wealth, and
prestige)
critique of conflict theory - ANSWER conflict theorists overemphasize competition and
coercion at the expense of order and stability, often ignoring cooperation and harmony.
Critiques also comment that the have nots can change their position through
negotiation, lawsuits, bargaining and strikes
critique of feminist theory - ANSWER "old girl network" that has not welcomed different
points of views from black, Asian American, american indian, muslim, Latina, Lesbian
working class, and dis-abled women
Also, perspectives tend to downplay social class inequality by focusing on low income
and minority women and not their male counterparts
some question whether feminists have lost their bearings by focusing on personal
