UNC SOCI 112 FINAL EXAM! QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
sociology - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of groups and group interactions, societies
and social interactions
social construction of art/value (fiat currency) - CORRECT ANSWER-examples:
-dollar bill has value because we give it value
-Banksy's street art
institution - CORRECT ANSWER--People connect to different parts of an institution
-Devotion/orientation towards a set of ideas
Cultural change cycle (social world) - CORRECT ANSWER-Ideas -> Culture ->
Structure
Strain Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-pressure derived from social factors that can
affect one's actions
reification - CORRECT ANSWER--the failure to see the social world as humanly made
-seeing the world as having a will and force of its own that is not humans
-hides power relationships
taboo - CORRECT ANSWER-actions considered very deviant in a particular culture
socialization - CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which we learn the norms of a
society, including taboos, informal rules etc.
Rule enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER--Positive vs Negative Sanctions
-Formal/Informal sanctions
Positive sanctions - CORRECT ANSWER--Rewards given for conforming to norms
-Ex: good grades (formal), smile (informal)
, Negative sanctions - CORRECT ANSWER--Punishment for violating norms
-Ex: arrest (formal), glare (informal)
Boundary work - CORRECT ANSWER--subtle way that we produce community and
lack of community through the use of social processes
-the act of make distinctions of who's a part of a group and who is not (creating some
distinction in a large group)
-deciding who's included and who is not in a group; process by which some people are
more welcome than others
George Mead & "make believe" play - CORRECT ANSWER-playing / taking on roles
help us start to understand different roles in society
Complicated games - CORRECT ANSWER--Reacting to how others are playing to
understand how they behave
-part of child development (Mead)
looking-glass self (Cooley) - CORRECT ANSWER--an image of yourself based on what
you believe others think of you
-care about others' view of us, want validation
-judging ourselves based on our assumptions about how others view us
symbolic interactionism - CORRECT ANSWER--always imposing meaning onto
different things
-Shared meanings associated with objects creates opportunities for cooperation
-Communication is the way society is produced/reproduced
-Ex: cross-cultural misunderstanding
Reflexive self - CORRECT ANSWER--Shaping the self based on opinion of significant
others
ANSWERS 2025
sociology - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of groups and group interactions, societies
and social interactions
social construction of art/value (fiat currency) - CORRECT ANSWER-examples:
-dollar bill has value because we give it value
-Banksy's street art
institution - CORRECT ANSWER--People connect to different parts of an institution
-Devotion/orientation towards a set of ideas
Cultural change cycle (social world) - CORRECT ANSWER-Ideas -> Culture ->
Structure
Strain Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-pressure derived from social factors that can
affect one's actions
reification - CORRECT ANSWER--the failure to see the social world as humanly made
-seeing the world as having a will and force of its own that is not humans
-hides power relationships
taboo - CORRECT ANSWER-actions considered very deviant in a particular culture
socialization - CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which we learn the norms of a
society, including taboos, informal rules etc.
Rule enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER--Positive vs Negative Sanctions
-Formal/Informal sanctions
Positive sanctions - CORRECT ANSWER--Rewards given for conforming to norms
-Ex: good grades (formal), smile (informal)
, Negative sanctions - CORRECT ANSWER--Punishment for violating norms
-Ex: arrest (formal), glare (informal)
Boundary work - CORRECT ANSWER--subtle way that we produce community and
lack of community through the use of social processes
-the act of make distinctions of who's a part of a group and who is not (creating some
distinction in a large group)
-deciding who's included and who is not in a group; process by which some people are
more welcome than others
George Mead & "make believe" play - CORRECT ANSWER-playing / taking on roles
help us start to understand different roles in society
Complicated games - CORRECT ANSWER--Reacting to how others are playing to
understand how they behave
-part of child development (Mead)
looking-glass self (Cooley) - CORRECT ANSWER--an image of yourself based on what
you believe others think of you
-care about others' view of us, want validation
-judging ourselves based on our assumptions about how others view us
symbolic interactionism - CORRECT ANSWER--always imposing meaning onto
different things
-Shared meanings associated with objects creates opportunities for cooperation
-Communication is the way society is produced/reproduced
-Ex: cross-cultural misunderstanding
Reflexive self - CORRECT ANSWER--Shaping the self based on opinion of significant
others
