Sociology 101 Straighterline final exam Ques ons and
answers New!! 2025/2026 RATED A+
What is sociology - Ans the scien fic study of social interac ons and of social organiza ons
What is the func onalist perspec ve? - Ans A system is to survive where certain essen al tasks
are performed.
What happens to a func onalist system? - Ans If it fails to maintain it will perish.
What is a conflict perspec ve? - Ans Conflict theorists focus their a"en on on society as a
whole, studying its ins tu ons and structural arrangements.
What is the interac onist perspec ve? - Ans It is more concerned with the micro or small-scale
aspects of social life
Why would you use conflict, interac onist and func onalist perspec ves together? - Ans By
using all perspec ves for full advantages.
What is socializa on? - Ans A process of social interac on by which people acquire knowledge,
a'tudes, values and behavior essen al for effec ve par cipa on in society.
What are agents of socializa on? - Ans Family, peers, school and mass media
What is the sociological theory? - Ans A theory that emphasizes condi oning and observa onal
theory
, What is culture? - Ans Refers to a social heritage of people learning pa"erns for thinking,
feeling and ac ng from one genera on to the next.
What is society? - Ans Refer to a group of people within the same territory and share a
common culture.
What does it mean to be culture in flux? - Ans Culture groups adapt in dynamic and
unpredictable ways
Whats a subculture? - Ans Religious, racial, ethnic, occupa onal and age groups.
What is a counterculture? - Ans Rejects many of the behavioral standards and guideposts that
hold in the dominant culture.
What is ethnocentrism? - Ans Judges the behavior of other groups by the standards of our own
culture
What is a 'status' - Ans A posi on within a group or society
What is a 'role' - Ans A status carried with a set of culturally defined right and du es
What are social structures? - Ans roles, statuses, groups and ins tu ons.
What are family structures? - Ans A way in which we define the family determines the kinds of
family we consider to be normal or deviant.
What would be considered challenges to a family? - Ans Incest, family violence and child abuse.
answers New!! 2025/2026 RATED A+
What is sociology - Ans the scien fic study of social interac ons and of social organiza ons
What is the func onalist perspec ve? - Ans A system is to survive where certain essen al tasks
are performed.
What happens to a func onalist system? - Ans If it fails to maintain it will perish.
What is a conflict perspec ve? - Ans Conflict theorists focus their a"en on on society as a
whole, studying its ins tu ons and structural arrangements.
What is the interac onist perspec ve? - Ans It is more concerned with the micro or small-scale
aspects of social life
Why would you use conflict, interac onist and func onalist perspec ves together? - Ans By
using all perspec ves for full advantages.
What is socializa on? - Ans A process of social interac on by which people acquire knowledge,
a'tudes, values and behavior essen al for effec ve par cipa on in society.
What are agents of socializa on? - Ans Family, peers, school and mass media
What is the sociological theory? - Ans A theory that emphasizes condi oning and observa onal
theory
, What is culture? - Ans Refers to a social heritage of people learning pa"erns for thinking,
feeling and ac ng from one genera on to the next.
What is society? - Ans Refer to a group of people within the same territory and share a
common culture.
What does it mean to be culture in flux? - Ans Culture groups adapt in dynamic and
unpredictable ways
Whats a subculture? - Ans Religious, racial, ethnic, occupa onal and age groups.
What is a counterculture? - Ans Rejects many of the behavioral standards and guideposts that
hold in the dominant culture.
What is ethnocentrism? - Ans Judges the behavior of other groups by the standards of our own
culture
What is a 'status' - Ans A posi on within a group or society
What is a 'role' - Ans A status carried with a set of culturally defined right and du es
What are social structures? - Ans roles, statuses, groups and ins tu ons.
What are family structures? - Ans A way in which we define the family determines the kinds of
family we consider to be normal or deviant.
What would be considered challenges to a family? - Ans Incest, family violence and child abuse.
