2025 Sociology 202 Exam 1 Verified Questions & Answers University of
Michigan Sociology II Graded A+
the |sociological |perspective |- |answersthe |ability |to |sees |societal |patterns |that |influence |individual |and
|group |life; |how |we |create |and |change |the |social |world
critical |thinking |- |answersthe |act |of |someone |who |will:
1. |ask |any |question
2. |support |answers
3. |openly |confess |to |bias
Sociological |Imagination |- |answersbook |by |C. |Wright |Mills; |talks |about |the |ability |to |grasp |the |
relationship |between |lives |as |individuals |and |larger |social |forces, |distinguishes |individual |and |society |
but |emphasizes |their |interaction, |one |of |the |first |important |sociological |books |written
importance |of |diversity |- |answersfundamental |patterns |of |social |change |and |social |structure |are |
increasingly |patterned |by |diverse |group |experiences
inequality |- |answersunequal |opportunities |with |certain |social |groups, |a |big |catalyst |for |change, |
determines |social |class, |jobs, |income, |family |life, |etc.
globalization |- |answerssocial |and |economic |systems |all |intertwined |with |in |the |world, |shows |patterns |
in |your |society |you |might |take |for |granted, |also |events |in |one |society |may |be |linked |to |events |in |
other |societies
theoretical |frameworks |- |answersfunctionalism, |conflict, |and |symbolic |interaction
functionalist |paradigm |- |answersexplains |social |interactions |in |terms |of |roles |or |functions |performed |
by |individual |members, |groups, |organizations, |etc.
manifest |function |- |answersrecognized/intended |consequences |of |a |social |pattern
latent |function |- |answersun-recongnized/unintended |consequences |of |a |social |pattern
conflict |paradigm |- |answersexplains |social |organization |in |terms |of |conflict |built |into |social |
relationships
symbolic |interaction |paradigm |- |answersmicro-level |social |processes |that |describe |and |focus |on |the |
importance |of |interaction |and |symbolic |meaning, |change |our |behavior |based |on |the |meaning |we |give
|social |interaction
August |Comte |- |answersemphasized |positism |(relies |on |scientific |evidence), |coined |term |sociology, |
early |pioneer |of |functionalist |perspective
, Emile |Durkheim |- |answersemphasized |importance |of |social |facts |(institutions, |norms |and |values; |exist |
external |to |individual |and |constrain |individual), |and |social |solidarity, |pioneer |of |functionalism
mechanical |solidarity |- |answerssmall |and |simple |with |low |division |of |labor |and |shared |sentiments
organic |solidarity |- |answersmore |complex |with |higher |division |of |labor
anomic |suicide |- |answersa |suicide |committed |because |a |person |feels |they |they |don't |belong
altruistic |suicide |- |answerssuicide |committed |due |to |excessive |regulation |of |society |(ex: |kamikaze)
egoistic |suicide |- |answerssuicide |committed |due |to |a |detachment |from |society |(ex: |extreme |alcoholic)
fatalistic |suicide |- |answerssuicide |occurring |due |to |oppressive |conditions |of |society |(ex: |prisoner)
Karl |Marx |- |answersPioneer |of |conflict |paradigm, |emphasized |inequality |and |class |conflict |saying |that |
workers |were |exploited |in |capitalism |causing |a |development |of |class |consciousness
Max |Weber |- |answersHad |early |influence |on |symbolic |interaction |tradition, |rejected |Durkheim's |study
|of |social |facts, |emphasized |verstehen
Verstehen |- |answersEmpathetic |and |interpretive |understanding |of |social |interactions
Culture |- |answersAll |beliefs, |behaviors |and |products |common |to |members |of |a |particular |group |(ex: |
value, |cultures, |language)
material |culture |- |answersPhysical |objects |made |by |members |of |a |particular |society |that |helps |shape |
their |lives
nonmaterial |culture |- |answersNonphysical |products |of |human |interaction |(ex: |values, |beliefs, |morals) |
or |shared |ideas
Cultural |transmission |- |answersprocess |by |which |one |generation |passes |culture |to |the |next |
generation
values |- |answersabstract |standards |in |a |society |or |group |that |define |ideal |principles
norms |- |answersspecific |cultural |expectations |for |how |to |behave |in |a |given |situation
folkways |- |answersgeneral |standards |of |behavior |adhered |to |by |a |group |(ex: |how |you |dress)
mores |- |answersstrict |norms |that |control |moral |and |ethical |behavior |(ex: |not |wearing |clothes |to |class)
taboo |- |answersbehaviors |that |bring |serious |sanctions |(ex: |cannibalism)
laws |- |answerswritten |set |of |guidelines |that |define |right |and |wrong |(ex: |speed |limit |or |murder)
ethnocentrism |- |answersevaluation |of |other |cultures |according |to |preconceptions |originating |in |the |
standards |and |customs |of |one's |own |culture
subcultures |- |answerssmaller |cultures |that |exist |in |larger |cultures |and |differ |from |larger |culture |in |
important |ways |(ex: |hip-hop |culture)
Michigan Sociology II Graded A+
the |sociological |perspective |- |answersthe |ability |to |sees |societal |patterns |that |influence |individual |and
|group |life; |how |we |create |and |change |the |social |world
critical |thinking |- |answersthe |act |of |someone |who |will:
1. |ask |any |question
2. |support |answers
3. |openly |confess |to |bias
Sociological |Imagination |- |answersbook |by |C. |Wright |Mills; |talks |about |the |ability |to |grasp |the |
relationship |between |lives |as |individuals |and |larger |social |forces, |distinguishes |individual |and |society |
but |emphasizes |their |interaction, |one |of |the |first |important |sociological |books |written
importance |of |diversity |- |answersfundamental |patterns |of |social |change |and |social |structure |are |
increasingly |patterned |by |diverse |group |experiences
inequality |- |answersunequal |opportunities |with |certain |social |groups, |a |big |catalyst |for |change, |
determines |social |class, |jobs, |income, |family |life, |etc.
globalization |- |answerssocial |and |economic |systems |all |intertwined |with |in |the |world, |shows |patterns |
in |your |society |you |might |take |for |granted, |also |events |in |one |society |may |be |linked |to |events |in |
other |societies
theoretical |frameworks |- |answersfunctionalism, |conflict, |and |symbolic |interaction
functionalist |paradigm |- |answersexplains |social |interactions |in |terms |of |roles |or |functions |performed |
by |individual |members, |groups, |organizations, |etc.
manifest |function |- |answersrecognized/intended |consequences |of |a |social |pattern
latent |function |- |answersun-recongnized/unintended |consequences |of |a |social |pattern
conflict |paradigm |- |answersexplains |social |organization |in |terms |of |conflict |built |into |social |
relationships
symbolic |interaction |paradigm |- |answersmicro-level |social |processes |that |describe |and |focus |on |the |
importance |of |interaction |and |symbolic |meaning, |change |our |behavior |based |on |the |meaning |we |give
|social |interaction
August |Comte |- |answersemphasized |positism |(relies |on |scientific |evidence), |coined |term |sociology, |
early |pioneer |of |functionalist |perspective
, Emile |Durkheim |- |answersemphasized |importance |of |social |facts |(institutions, |norms |and |values; |exist |
external |to |individual |and |constrain |individual), |and |social |solidarity, |pioneer |of |functionalism
mechanical |solidarity |- |answerssmall |and |simple |with |low |division |of |labor |and |shared |sentiments
organic |solidarity |- |answersmore |complex |with |higher |division |of |labor
anomic |suicide |- |answersa |suicide |committed |because |a |person |feels |they |they |don't |belong
altruistic |suicide |- |answerssuicide |committed |due |to |excessive |regulation |of |society |(ex: |kamikaze)
egoistic |suicide |- |answerssuicide |committed |due |to |a |detachment |from |society |(ex: |extreme |alcoholic)
fatalistic |suicide |- |answerssuicide |occurring |due |to |oppressive |conditions |of |society |(ex: |prisoner)
Karl |Marx |- |answersPioneer |of |conflict |paradigm, |emphasized |inequality |and |class |conflict |saying |that |
workers |were |exploited |in |capitalism |causing |a |development |of |class |consciousness
Max |Weber |- |answersHad |early |influence |on |symbolic |interaction |tradition, |rejected |Durkheim's |study
|of |social |facts, |emphasized |verstehen
Verstehen |- |answersEmpathetic |and |interpretive |understanding |of |social |interactions
Culture |- |answersAll |beliefs, |behaviors |and |products |common |to |members |of |a |particular |group |(ex: |
value, |cultures, |language)
material |culture |- |answersPhysical |objects |made |by |members |of |a |particular |society |that |helps |shape |
their |lives
nonmaterial |culture |- |answersNonphysical |products |of |human |interaction |(ex: |values, |beliefs, |morals) |
or |shared |ideas
Cultural |transmission |- |answersprocess |by |which |one |generation |passes |culture |to |the |next |
generation
values |- |answersabstract |standards |in |a |society |or |group |that |define |ideal |principles
norms |- |answersspecific |cultural |expectations |for |how |to |behave |in |a |given |situation
folkways |- |answersgeneral |standards |of |behavior |adhered |to |by |a |group |(ex: |how |you |dress)
mores |- |answersstrict |norms |that |control |moral |and |ethical |behavior |(ex: |not |wearing |clothes |to |class)
taboo |- |answersbehaviors |that |bring |serious |sanctions |(ex: |cannibalism)
laws |- |answerswritten |set |of |guidelines |that |define |right |and |wrong |(ex: |speed |limit |or |murder)
ethnocentrism |- |answersevaluation |of |other |cultures |according |to |preconceptions |originating |in |the |
standards |and |customs |of |one's |own |culture
subcultures |- |answerssmaller |cultures |that |exist |in |larger |cultures |and |differ |from |larger |culture |in |
important |ways |(ex: |hip-hop |culture)
