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Sociology
Ans: The systematic study of society and social interact ion
3 things that led to the rise in sociological thought?
Ans: 1. Industry(industrial revolution, centralized large
populations)
2. Urbanization(large populations of diversity cohabiting)
3. Political Change (from god/king to self/family)
Durkheim's study on suicide
Ans: His study determined that the greatest risk for suicide was
social isolation (lack of social integration)
Social marginality
Ans: being excluded from social activity as an "outsider"
sociological imagination
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Ans: Term coined by C. Wright Mills which describes the
relationship between self and society.
the capacity to think about how many things we experience as
personal problems are really social issues that are widely shared
by others born in a similar time and social location as us
Global Perspective
Ans: A philosophy or way to think about the world that
includes the beliefs that the world is all connected and what we
do affects others. It involves the attitude to accept others, a
value system of morals and ethics, and a process and approach
to go about making changes to improve the world we live in. It
is not a one-time thing.
Auguste Comte
Ans: Considered the father of sociology. Coined the term
positivism in 1838, which he defined as the way of
understanding societies based on science. He was considered an
armchair philosopher
Positivism
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Ans: Term coined by August Comte defined as the scientific
study of social patterns.
Who coined the term Sociology? When? Where?
Ans: The term sociology was first coined in 1780 by the French
essayist Emmanual-Joseph Sieyes in an unpublished
manuscript. In 1838 the term was reinvented by Auguste
Comte.
WEB Dubois
Ans: Spent his lifetime studying relations between Afric an
Americans and whites. Combined the role of academic
sociologist with that of social reformer.
Theory
Ans: A proposed explanation about social interactions or
society
Structural Functional Paradigm
Ans: complex system whose parts work together to build
solidarity & stability (order), Macro level approac
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Key terms: Parts of the whole, function, structure, solidarity,
order, stability, manifest, latent, dysfuction, system,
equilibrium.
Key people: Derkheim (suicide study), Spencer (like the human
body, society works in coordination with all parts of the whole),
Merton (manifest, latent, dysfunction)
Social Conflict Paradigm
Ans: conflict/inequality/competition between social classes
drives social change, Macro level approach
Key terms: Class, injustice
Key People: Weber, Marx, Glumpowicz, Simmel, Dubois
Creator of the social Conflict Theory
Ans: Karl Marx
Symbolic Interaction Paradigm
Ans: theory that focuses on the relationships among
individuals within a society.
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Sociology 1301 Finals Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Sociology
Ans: The systematic study of society and social interact ion
3 things that led to the rise in sociological thought?
Ans: 1. Industry(industrial revolution, centralized large
populations)
2. Urbanization(large populations of diversity cohabiting)
3. Political Change (from god/king to self/family)
Durkheim's study on suicide
Ans: His study determined that the greatest risk for suicide was
social isolation (lack of social integration)
Social marginality
Ans: being excluded from social activity as an "outsider"
sociological imagination
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Ans: Term coined by C. Wright Mills which describes the
relationship between self and society.
the capacity to think about how many things we experience as
personal problems are really social issues that are widely shared
by others born in a similar time and social location as us
Global Perspective
Ans: A philosophy or way to think about the world that
includes the beliefs that the world is all connected and what we
do affects others. It involves the attitude to accept others, a
value system of morals and ethics, and a process and approach
to go about making changes to improve the world we live in. It
is not a one-time thing.
Auguste Comte
Ans: Considered the father of sociology. Coined the term
positivism in 1838, which he defined as the way of
understanding societies based on science. He was considered an
armchair philosopher
Positivism
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Ans: Term coined by August Comte defined as the scientific
study of social patterns.
Who coined the term Sociology? When? Where?
Ans: The term sociology was first coined in 1780 by the French
essayist Emmanual-Joseph Sieyes in an unpublished
manuscript. In 1838 the term was reinvented by Auguste
Comte.
WEB Dubois
Ans: Spent his lifetime studying relations between Afric an
Americans and whites. Combined the role of academic
sociologist with that of social reformer.
Theory
Ans: A proposed explanation about social interactions or
society
Structural Functional Paradigm
Ans: complex system whose parts work together to build
solidarity & stability (order), Macro level approac
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Key terms: Parts of the whole, function, structure, solidarity,
order, stability, manifest, latent, dysfuction, system,
equilibrium.
Key people: Derkheim (suicide study), Spencer (like the human
body, society works in coordination with all parts of the whole),
Merton (manifest, latent, dysfunction)
Social Conflict Paradigm
Ans: conflict/inequality/competition between social classes
drives social change, Macro level approach
Key terms: Class, injustice
Key People: Weber, Marx, Glumpowicz, Simmel, Dubois
Creator of the social Conflict Theory
Ans: Karl Marx
Symbolic Interaction Paradigm
Ans: theory that focuses on the relationships among
individuals within a society.
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