Sociology 101 Straighterline final exam questions and answers

What is sociology - ANSWERS the scientific study of social interactions and of social organizations What is the functionalist perspective? - ANSWERS A system is to survive where certain essential tasks are performed. What happens to a functionalist system? - ANSWERS If it fails to maintain it will perish. What is a conflict perspective? - ANSWERS Conflict theorists focus their attention on society as a whole, studying its institutions and structural arrangements. What is the interactionist perspective? - ANSWERS It is more concerned with the micro or small-scale aspects of social life Why would you use conflict, interactionist and functionalist perspectives together? - ANSWERS By using all perspectives for full advantages. What is socialization? - ANSWERS 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? - ANSWERS Family, peers, school and mass media What is the sociological theory? - ANSWERS A theory that emphasizes conditioning and observational theory What is culture? - ANSWERS Refers to a social heritage of people learning patterns for thinking, feeling and acting from one generation to the next. What is society? - ANSWERS Refer to a group of people within the same territory and share a common culture. What does it mean to be culture in flux? - ANSWERS Culture groups adapt in dynamic and unpredictable ways Whats a subculture? - ANSWERS Religious, racial, ethnic, occupational and age groups. What is a counterculture? - ANSWERS Rejects many of the behavioral standards and guideposts that hold in the dominant culture