Sociology 200 Midterm Review Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
what |is |sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |systematic |study |of |human |interaction, |a |way |of
|thinking
sociological |imagination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |history |vs |personal |biography, |the |
ability |to |see |the |connections |between |the |two, |how |to |think |socially
C. |Wright |Mills |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-creator |of |sociological |imagination |and |sociological |
goggles
3 |questions |to |activate |SI |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |what |is |the |NATURE |of |the |social |
structure
2. |what |is |the |POSITION |of |that |structure |relative |to |other |structures
3.who |has |the |POWER
Macro |sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-large |scale |institution |and |unit |of |analysis
national |level--> |laws, |wars, |politics
Micro |Sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individual |level |analysis
ex. |parents, |kids, |neighborhoods
Social |location |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-where |you |are |situated
Social |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-patterned |web |of |interactions
, Norms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-rules |of |interactions
change |slowly |overtime
5 |major |sociological |theories |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Functionalism
2. |Conflict |Theory
3. |Feminist |Theory
4. |Social |Change
5. |Symbolic |Interactionism
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DURKHEIM
-social |groups |are |like |organisms |that |are |made |of |of |complimentary |parts
-promotes |stability |due |to |INTERDEPENDENCE
-social |institutions |and |processes |in |society |exist |to |serve |important |function |to |keep |society |
running
Conflict |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-MARX
-power, |inequality, |and |social |change
-challenging |the |status |quo
-must |overthrow |the |power |elite, |to |lead |to |equal |share |of |wealth |and |power
Example |of |Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-feudalism |society: |there |was |no |money, |
everyone |had |specific |roles |in |society |that |worked
Conflict |theory |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |end |of |slavery, |French |Revolution |
dictators |overthrowing |the |previous |government
With Correct Answers
what |is |sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |systematic |study |of |human |interaction, |a |way |of
|thinking
sociological |imagination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |history |vs |personal |biography, |the |
ability |to |see |the |connections |between |the |two, |how |to |think |socially
C. |Wright |Mills |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-creator |of |sociological |imagination |and |sociological |
goggles
3 |questions |to |activate |SI |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |what |is |the |NATURE |of |the |social |
structure
2. |what |is |the |POSITION |of |that |structure |relative |to |other |structures
3.who |has |the |POWER
Macro |sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-large |scale |institution |and |unit |of |analysis
national |level--> |laws, |wars, |politics
Micro |Sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individual |level |analysis
ex. |parents, |kids, |neighborhoods
Social |location |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-where |you |are |situated
Social |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-patterned |web |of |interactions
, Norms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-rules |of |interactions
change |slowly |overtime
5 |major |sociological |theories |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Functionalism
2. |Conflict |Theory
3. |Feminist |Theory
4. |Social |Change
5. |Symbolic |Interactionism
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DURKHEIM
-social |groups |are |like |organisms |that |are |made |of |of |complimentary |parts
-promotes |stability |due |to |INTERDEPENDENCE
-social |institutions |and |processes |in |society |exist |to |serve |important |function |to |keep |society |
running
Conflict |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-MARX
-power, |inequality, |and |social |change
-challenging |the |status |quo
-must |overthrow |the |power |elite, |to |lead |to |equal |share |of |wealth |and |power
Example |of |Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-feudalism |society: |there |was |no |money, |
everyone |had |specific |roles |in |society |that |worked
Conflict |theory |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |end |of |slavery, |French |Revolution |
dictators |overthrowing |the |previous |government
