SOCIOLOGY 101 STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2026
What is sociology - ANS >>>the scientific study of social interactions and of
social organizations
What is the functionalist perspective? - ANS >>>A system is to survive
where certain essential tasks are performed.
What happens to a functionalist system? - ANS >>>If it fails to maintain it will
perish.
What is a conflict perspective? - ANS >>>Conflict theorists focus their
attention on society as a whole, studying its institutions and structural
arrangements.
What is the interactionist perspective? - ANS >>>It is more concerned with
the micro or small-scale aspects of social life
Why would you use conflict, interactionist and functionalist perspectives
together? - ANS >>>By using all perspectives for full advantages.
What is socialization? - ANS >>>A process of social interaction by which
people acquire knowledge, attitudes, values and behavior essential for
effective participation in society.
What are agents of socialization? - ANS >>>Family, peers, school and mass
media
What is the sociological theory? - ANS >>>A theory that emphasizes
conditioning and observational theory
, What is culture? - ANS >>>Refers to a social heritage of people learning
patterns for thinking, feeling and acting from one generation 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
What’s a subculture? - ANS >>>Religious, racial, ethnic, occupational and
age groups.
What is a counterculture? - ANS >>>Rejects many of the behavioral
standards and guideposts that hold in the dominant culture.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2026
What is sociology - ANS >>>the scientific study of social interactions and of
social organizations
What is the functionalist perspective? - ANS >>>A system is to survive
where certain essential tasks are performed.
What happens to a functionalist system? - ANS >>>If it fails to maintain it will
perish.
What is a conflict perspective? - ANS >>>Conflict theorists focus their
attention on society as a whole, studying its institutions and structural
arrangements.
What is the interactionist perspective? - ANS >>>It is more concerned with
the micro or small-scale aspects of social life
Why would you use conflict, interactionist and functionalist perspectives
together? - ANS >>>By using all perspectives for full advantages.
What is socialization? - ANS >>>A process of social interaction by which
people acquire knowledge, attitudes, values and behavior essential for
effective participation in society.
What are agents of socialization? - ANS >>>Family, peers, school and mass
media
What is the sociological theory? - ANS >>>A theory that emphasizes
conditioning and observational theory
, What is culture? - ANS >>>Refers to a social heritage of people learning
patterns for thinking, feeling and acting from one generation 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
What’s a subculture? - ANS >>>Religious, racial, ethnic, occupational and
age groups.
What is a counterculture? - ANS >>>Rejects many of the behavioral
standards and guideposts that hold in the dominant culture.
