SOCIOLOGY 1 MIDTERM UCLA -
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
What bare bthe b4 bquestions bthat bguide bmost bsociological binquiries? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔-How bare bthings bwe btake bas bnatural bactually bsocially bconstructed?
-Do bindividuals bmatter?
-How bcan bsociology bhelp bus?
-How bcan bwe bexamine bsocial bchange?
Explain bthe borigins bof bsociology bwith breference bto bsignificant bevents b(not bpeople) b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔The bindustrial brevolution bmade bpeople brealize bthat bthe bpower bof
bthe bpeople band btheir bplaces bin bsociety. bAs btechnology badvances, bthe bscientific
bmethod bextended bto bhelp bexplain bcollective bactivities band brelationships bof bhuman
bbeings.
What bwere bthe bmajor bcontributions bof bthe bfollowing bindividuals bto bthe bfield bof
bsociology: b
Auguste bComte, bKarl bMarx, bEmile bDurkheim, bMax bWeber, bHarriet bMartineau,
bW.E.B. bDu bBois b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Auguste bComte: bScientific bmethod bcould bapply
bto bsocial bworld b(positivism)
Karl bMarx: bSociety bis bmade bup bof btwo bclasses- bbourgeoisie b(capitalist bclass) band
bproletariat b(working bclass)
Emile bDurkheim: bThere bare bsocial bfactors bthat bimpact bevery bindividual. bFound bthat
bthere bare bsocial bfactors bthat bunderlie bsuicide. bFewer bbonds band bsocial bintegration
b= bLikely bsuicide
Max bWeber: bBelieved bchanges bin breligion bbrought brise bof bcapitalism. bSociety
bbelonged bto bthe bbureaucrats. b
Harriet bMartineau: bMust bfocus bon ball baspects band bmembers bof bsociety. bMust bact bto
bbenefit bsociety. b
W.E.B. bDu bBois: bSelf band bidentity bare binfluenced bby bhistorical bexperiences band
bsocial bcircumstances. bDouble bconsciousness bis blooking bat bone's bself bthrough bthe
beyes bof bothers. bFocused bon brace brelations.
, What bare bthe bbasic bprinciples bof bsymbolic binteractionism, baccording bto bHerbert
bBlumer? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔1. bMeanings barise bthrough bsocial binteraction bamong
bindividuals. b
2. bPeople buse bmeanings bthey bderive bfrom binteractions bto bguide btheir bown bbehavior.
b
3. bPeople bemploy ban binterpretive bprocess bregarding bthose binteractions.
Explain bthe bThomas bPrinciple band bprovide ban bexample bto billustrate bits bimportance.
b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Just bbecause bsomething bis bsocially bconstructed bdoes bnot
bmean bthey bdon't bcome bwith bconsequences. b
For bexample, brace bis bsomething bthat bis bsocially bconstructed, bbut bit bcomes bwith bvery
breal bconsequences bsuch bas beducation, bhousing, bjob, bcommunity, bsafety betc. bit bhas
bdivided bthe bsuperior bruling bclass bof bwhite bpeople bto bthe binferior bworking bclass bof
bpeople bof bcolor.
What bis bthe bdifference bbetween ba bmanifest bfunction band ba blatent bfunction? bProvide
ban bexample bto billustrate bhow bboth bmay bexist bin ba bgiven bsocial bactivity. b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔A bmanifest bfunction bis bthose bintended bby bparticipation.
Ex: bGoing bto bcollege bcan bprovide byou bwith beducation band bbetter bemployment
bopportunities
A blatent bfunction bare bresults bof ban bactivity bwhere bthe bparticipant bwas bunaware bor
bunexpected.
Ex: bMaking bnew bfriends
What bare bthe bprimary belements bof bMarxism bthat bdifferentiate bit bfrom ba bnon-Marxist
bapproach? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bprimary belements bof bMarxism bis bsocial banalysis
band bpolitical breform. bMarxism bis bmeant bto bgenerate bradical bpolitical bchange band
bemphasizes bconflict bin bclass bdivisions band bpower.
What bare bthe bmajor bcomponents bof bfeminism band bFeminist bTheory? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Women's bexperiences bare bcentral bto bsociety. bIt bhighlights bgender
bpatterns band binequality band bhow bthese bare ball bsocially bconstructed. bIt bfocuses bon
bintersection bof bgender, brace, band bclass.
What bis bthe bdifference bbetween ba bpersonal btrouble band ba bpublic bissue. bExplain
bboth bin bthe bcontext bof bunemployment? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bpersonal btrouble bis ba
bprivate bmatter bwithin bthe bcharacter bof bthe bindividual. b
Ex: bIf bonly bone bperson bor ba bcouple bpeople bin bsociety bare bunemployed. b
A bpublic bissue bis ba bmatter bthat btranscends bthe benvironment bof bthe bindividual. b
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
What bare bthe b4 bquestions bthat bguide bmost bsociological binquiries? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔-How bare bthings bwe btake bas bnatural bactually bsocially bconstructed?
-Do bindividuals bmatter?
-How bcan bsociology bhelp bus?
-How bcan bwe bexamine bsocial bchange?
Explain bthe borigins bof bsociology bwith breference bto bsignificant bevents b(not bpeople) b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔The bindustrial brevolution bmade bpeople brealize bthat bthe bpower bof
bthe bpeople band btheir bplaces bin bsociety. bAs btechnology badvances, bthe bscientific
bmethod bextended bto bhelp bexplain bcollective bactivities band brelationships bof bhuman
bbeings.
What bwere bthe bmajor bcontributions bof bthe bfollowing bindividuals bto bthe bfield bof
bsociology: b
Auguste bComte, bKarl bMarx, bEmile bDurkheim, bMax bWeber, bHarriet bMartineau,
bW.E.B. bDu bBois b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Auguste bComte: bScientific bmethod bcould bapply
bto bsocial bworld b(positivism)
Karl bMarx: bSociety bis bmade bup bof btwo bclasses- bbourgeoisie b(capitalist bclass) band
bproletariat b(working bclass)
Emile bDurkheim: bThere bare bsocial bfactors bthat bimpact bevery bindividual. bFound bthat
bthere bare bsocial bfactors bthat bunderlie bsuicide. bFewer bbonds band bsocial bintegration
b= bLikely bsuicide
Max bWeber: bBelieved bchanges bin breligion bbrought brise bof bcapitalism. bSociety
bbelonged bto bthe bbureaucrats. b
Harriet bMartineau: bMust bfocus bon ball baspects band bmembers bof bsociety. bMust bact bto
bbenefit bsociety. b
W.E.B. bDu bBois: bSelf band bidentity bare binfluenced bby bhistorical bexperiences band
bsocial bcircumstances. bDouble bconsciousness bis blooking bat bone's bself bthrough bthe
beyes bof bothers. bFocused bon brace brelations.
, What bare bthe bbasic bprinciples bof bsymbolic binteractionism, baccording bto bHerbert
bBlumer? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔1. bMeanings barise bthrough bsocial binteraction bamong
bindividuals. b
2. bPeople buse bmeanings bthey bderive bfrom binteractions bto bguide btheir bown bbehavior.
b
3. bPeople bemploy ban binterpretive bprocess bregarding bthose binteractions.
Explain bthe bThomas bPrinciple band bprovide ban bexample bto billustrate bits bimportance.
b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Just bbecause bsomething bis bsocially bconstructed bdoes bnot
bmean bthey bdon't bcome bwith bconsequences. b
For bexample, brace bis bsomething bthat bis bsocially bconstructed, bbut bit bcomes bwith bvery
breal bconsequences bsuch bas beducation, bhousing, bjob, bcommunity, bsafety betc. bit bhas
bdivided bthe bsuperior bruling bclass bof bwhite bpeople bto bthe binferior bworking bclass bof
bpeople bof bcolor.
What bis bthe bdifference bbetween ba bmanifest bfunction band ba blatent bfunction? bProvide
ban bexample bto billustrate bhow bboth bmay bexist bin ba bgiven bsocial bactivity. b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔A bmanifest bfunction bis bthose bintended bby bparticipation.
Ex: bGoing bto bcollege bcan bprovide byou bwith beducation band bbetter bemployment
bopportunities
A blatent bfunction bare bresults bof ban bactivity bwhere bthe bparticipant bwas bunaware bor
bunexpected.
Ex: bMaking bnew bfriends
What bare bthe bprimary belements bof bMarxism bthat bdifferentiate bit bfrom ba bnon-Marxist
bapproach? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bprimary belements bof bMarxism bis bsocial banalysis
band bpolitical breform. bMarxism bis bmeant bto bgenerate bradical bpolitical bchange band
bemphasizes bconflict bin bclass bdivisions band bpower.
What bare bthe bmajor bcomponents bof bfeminism band bFeminist bTheory? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Women's bexperiences bare bcentral bto bsociety. bIt bhighlights bgender
bpatterns band binequality band bhow bthese bare ball bsocially bconstructed. bIt bfocuses bon
bintersection bof bgender, brace, band bclass.
What bis bthe bdifference bbetween ba bpersonal btrouble band ba bpublic bissue. bExplain
bboth bin bthe bcontext bof bunemployment? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bpersonal btrouble bis ba
bprivate bmatter bwithin bthe bcharacter bof bthe bindividual. b
Ex: bIf bonly bone bperson bor ba bcouple bpeople bin bsociety bare bunemployed. b
A bpublic bissue bis ba bmatter bthat btranscends bthe benvironment bof bthe bindividual. b
