Sociology, Prof. Bailey, TCU, Exam 1 CH 1-2
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1. culture a group's shared practices, values, and be-
liefs
2. figuration the process of simultaneously analyzing
the behavior of an individual and the so-
ciety that shapes that behavior. (German
sociologist Norbert Elias)
3. reification an error of treating an abstract concept as
though it has a real, material existence
4. society a group of people who live in a defined
geographical area who interact with one
another and who share a common culture
5. sociological imagination the ability to understand how your own
past relates to that of other people, as well
as to history in general and societal struc-
tures in particular
6. sociology the systematic study of society and social
interaction
7. Who is considered the 'father' of sociology? Auguste Comte
8. Who coined the phrase sociology in 1780? French essayist Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
(1748-1836) BUT, In 1838, the term was
reinvented by Auguste Comte (1798-1857)
9. Who wrote the General Study of Literary Ma Tuan-Lin, a Chinese historian
Remains?
10. Who first recognized social dynamics as an Ma Tuan-Lin, a Chinese historian
underlying component of historical devel-
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opment in his seminal encyclopedia, Gen-
eral Study of Literary Remains?
11. What historian do some consider to be the Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) of Tunisia
world's first sociologist?
12. In what century did the Age of Enlighten- 18th
ment philosophers develop general princi-
ples that could be used to explain social
life?
13. Since the 1970s, who has been considered Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)
the first feminist thinker of consequence?
14. What caused millions of people to turn Industrial Revolution
away from their traditional religious be-
liefs?
15. T/F Auguste Comte was first studying to be False: He originally studied to be an engi-
a philosopher. neer.
16. Who is responsible for the word positivism? Auguste Comte
17. Who was the first woman sociologist? Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)
18. Her writing career began in 1831 with a Harriet Martineau
series of stories titled Illustrations of Po-
litical Economy, in which she tried to edu-
cate ordinary people about the principles
of economics. Who is this woman?
19. Who translated Comte's writing from Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)
French to English and thereby introduced
sociology to English-speaking scholats?
, Sociology, Prof. Bailey, TCU, Exam 1 CH 1-2
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20. Who wrote the sociological works Society Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)
in America (1837) and Retrospect of West-
ern Travel (1838)?
21. What book was one of the most influential Communist Manifesto
political manuscripts in history that also
presented Marx's theory of society (which
differed from what Comte proposed)?
22. In 1873, this English philosopher published Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
'The Study of Sociology,' the first book with
"sociology" in the title.
23. Much of his work focused on the micro-lev- Georg Simmel (1858-1918)
el theories, and it analyzed the dynamics of
two-person and three-person groups. His
work also emphasized individual culture as
the creative capacities of individuals.
24. Who helped establish sociology as a for- Émile Durkheim (1858-1917)
mal academic discipline by establishing the
first European department of sociology at
the University of Bordeaux in 1895 and
by publishing his Rules of the Sociological
Method in 1895?
25. T/F According to Durkheim, people rise to True
their proper levels in society based on be-
lief in a meritocracy.
26. Who distinguished societies by labeling Durkheim
them 'healthy' or 'pathological?'
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1. culture a group's shared practices, values, and be-
liefs
2. figuration the process of simultaneously analyzing
the behavior of an individual and the so-
ciety that shapes that behavior. (German
sociologist Norbert Elias)
3. reification an error of treating an abstract concept as
though it has a real, material existence
4. society a group of people who live in a defined
geographical area who interact with one
another and who share a common culture
5. sociological imagination the ability to understand how your own
past relates to that of other people, as well
as to history in general and societal struc-
tures in particular
6. sociology the systematic study of society and social
interaction
7. Who is considered the 'father' of sociology? Auguste Comte
8. Who coined the phrase sociology in 1780? French essayist Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
(1748-1836) BUT, In 1838, the term was
reinvented by Auguste Comte (1798-1857)
9. Who wrote the General Study of Literary Ma Tuan-Lin, a Chinese historian
Remains?
10. Who first recognized social dynamics as an Ma Tuan-Lin, a Chinese historian
underlying component of historical devel-
, Sociology, Prof. Bailey, TCU, Exam 1 CH 1-2
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5yx7vw
opment in his seminal encyclopedia, Gen-
eral Study of Literary Remains?
11. What historian do some consider to be the Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) of Tunisia
world's first sociologist?
12. In what century did the Age of Enlighten- 18th
ment philosophers develop general princi-
ples that could be used to explain social
life?
13. Since the 1970s, who has been considered Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)
the first feminist thinker of consequence?
14. What caused millions of people to turn Industrial Revolution
away from their traditional religious be-
liefs?
15. T/F Auguste Comte was first studying to be False: He originally studied to be an engi-
a philosopher. neer.
16. Who is responsible for the word positivism? Auguste Comte
17. Who was the first woman sociologist? Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)
18. Her writing career began in 1831 with a Harriet Martineau
series of stories titled Illustrations of Po-
litical Economy, in which she tried to edu-
cate ordinary people about the principles
of economics. Who is this woman?
19. Who translated Comte's writing from Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)
French to English and thereby introduced
sociology to English-speaking scholats?
, Sociology, Prof. Bailey, TCU, Exam 1 CH 1-2
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5yx7vw
20. Who wrote the sociological works Society Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)
in America (1837) and Retrospect of West-
ern Travel (1838)?
21. What book was one of the most influential Communist Manifesto
political manuscripts in history that also
presented Marx's theory of society (which
differed from what Comte proposed)?
22. In 1873, this English philosopher published Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
'The Study of Sociology,' the first book with
"sociology" in the title.
23. Much of his work focused on the micro-lev- Georg Simmel (1858-1918)
el theories, and it analyzed the dynamics of
two-person and three-person groups. His
work also emphasized individual culture as
the creative capacities of individuals.
24. Who helped establish sociology as a for- Émile Durkheim (1858-1917)
mal academic discipline by establishing the
first European department of sociology at
the University of Bordeaux in 1895 and
by publishing his Rules of the Sociological
Method in 1895?
25. T/F According to Durkheim, people rise to True
their proper levels in society based on be-
lief in a meritocracy.
26. Who distinguished societies by labeling Durkheim
them 'healthy' or 'pathological?'
