LSU SOCIOLOGY 2001 FINAL EXAM
altruistic suicide - Answers :where ties to the group or community are considered more
important than individual identity
anomic suicide - Answers :occurs when the structure of society is weakened or
disrupted and people feel hopelesss and disillusioned
conflict perspective - Answers :views the structure of society as a source of inequality
that always benefits some groups at the expense of other groups
culture - Answers :language, values, beliefs, etc that characterize a society
dyad - Answers :group consisting of two people
feminist perspective - Answers :theoretical perspective that focuses on gender as the
most important source of conflict and inequality in social life
globalization - Answers :the process when people's lives all around the world become
economically, politically, environmentally and culturally interconnected
group - Answers :a set of people who interact more or less on a regular basis and who
are conscious of their identity as a unit
in-groups - Answers :groups where we feel we belong, and a sense of loyalty
latent functions - Answers :unintended, unrecognized consequences of activities that
help some part of the social system
manifest function - Answers :intended, obvious consequences of activities that help
some part of the social system
norm - Answers :culturally defined standard or rule of conduct
organization - Answers :large, complex network of positions created for a specific
purpose and characterized by a hierarchial division of labor
normative organization - Answers :people voluntarily join for personal satisfaction
coercive organization - Answers :people are forced to join
utilitarian organization - Answers :people voluntarily join for a material reward
, out-group - Answers :the groups we don't have a sense of loyalty to, and we feel a
certain amount of antagonism towards
primary group - Answers :collection of individuals who are together for a relatively long
period, whose members have direct contact with and feel emotional attachment to one
another
role - Answers :set of expectations associated with a particular status
role conflict - Answers :when the demands of one role interfere with the demands of
another
role strain - Answers :lack of resources to fulfill the demands of a particular role
secondary group - Answers :relatively impersonal collection of individuals that is
established to perform a specific task
social institution - Answers :stable set of roles, statuses, groups and organizations that
provide a foundation for behavior in some major area of social life
society - Answers :a population of people living in the same geographic area who share
a culture and a common identity and whose members are subject to the same political
authority
status - Answers :any named social position that a person can occupy
structural-functionalist perspective - Answers :the perspective that posits that social
institutions are structured to maintain stability and order in society
symbol - Answers :something used to represent something else
symbolic interactionsim - Answers :theoretical perspective that explains society and
social structure through an examination of the microlevel, personal, day-to-day
exchanges of people as individuals, pairs or groups
triad - Answers :group consisting of three people
value - Answers :standard of judgement by which people decide on desirable goals and
outcomes
fatalistic suicide - Answers :occurs when people see no possible way to improve their
oppressive circumstances
comparitive method - Answers :compares existing official statistics and historical
records across groups to test a theory about some social phenomenon
altruistic suicide - Answers :where ties to the group or community are considered more
important than individual identity
anomic suicide - Answers :occurs when the structure of society is weakened or
disrupted and people feel hopelesss and disillusioned
conflict perspective - Answers :views the structure of society as a source of inequality
that always benefits some groups at the expense of other groups
culture - Answers :language, values, beliefs, etc that characterize a society
dyad - Answers :group consisting of two people
feminist perspective - Answers :theoretical perspective that focuses on gender as the
most important source of conflict and inequality in social life
globalization - Answers :the process when people's lives all around the world become
economically, politically, environmentally and culturally interconnected
group - Answers :a set of people who interact more or less on a regular basis and who
are conscious of their identity as a unit
in-groups - Answers :groups where we feel we belong, and a sense of loyalty
latent functions - Answers :unintended, unrecognized consequences of activities that
help some part of the social system
manifest function - Answers :intended, obvious consequences of activities that help
some part of the social system
norm - Answers :culturally defined standard or rule of conduct
organization - Answers :large, complex network of positions created for a specific
purpose and characterized by a hierarchial division of labor
normative organization - Answers :people voluntarily join for personal satisfaction
coercive organization - Answers :people are forced to join
utilitarian organization - Answers :people voluntarily join for a material reward
, out-group - Answers :the groups we don't have a sense of loyalty to, and we feel a
certain amount of antagonism towards
primary group - Answers :collection of individuals who are together for a relatively long
period, whose members have direct contact with and feel emotional attachment to one
another
role - Answers :set of expectations associated with a particular status
role conflict - Answers :when the demands of one role interfere with the demands of
another
role strain - Answers :lack of resources to fulfill the demands of a particular role
secondary group - Answers :relatively impersonal collection of individuals that is
established to perform a specific task
social institution - Answers :stable set of roles, statuses, groups and organizations that
provide a foundation for behavior in some major area of social life
society - Answers :a population of people living in the same geographic area who share
a culture and a common identity and whose members are subject to the same political
authority
status - Answers :any named social position that a person can occupy
structural-functionalist perspective - Answers :the perspective that posits that social
institutions are structured to maintain stability and order in society
symbol - Answers :something used to represent something else
symbolic interactionsim - Answers :theoretical perspective that explains society and
social structure through an examination of the microlevel, personal, day-to-day
exchanges of people as individuals, pairs or groups
triad - Answers :group consisting of three people
value - Answers :standard of judgement by which people decide on desirable goals and
outcomes
fatalistic suicide - Answers :occurs when people see no possible way to improve their
oppressive circumstances
comparitive method - Answers :compares existing official statistics and historical
records across groups to test a theory about some social phenomenon
