Sociology 201 Midterm EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!/GRADE A+ GUARANTEED
SATISFACTION
intrinsic - ANSWER-how the job makes you feel in the longrun, the satisfaction of the work you do
extrinsic - ANSWER-financial benefits, healthcare, vacations, is this what makes you work harder
Conflict Theory - Karl Marx - ANSWER-two groups in society, the haves and that have nots. the social
relationships to the means of production refer to people's position in society (ie proletariat and
bourgeoisie in capitalist societies)
surplus value is the amount appropriated by the bourgeoisie. The proletariat is exploited and
experiences alienation. The "law of accumulation" suggests that as the bourgeoisie obtains more wealth,
the proletariat will eventually have no money to purchase products - the system collapses
what social scientist believed that authority would crumble and so would inequality - ANSWER-Karl Marx
Alienation - ANSWER-Durkheims idea of anomie, normless.
Karl Marx - ANSWER-believed profit was a dirty word, profit came from the poor, theft
Conflict Theory - Erik Ohlin Wright - ANSWER-There are more than two classes in contemporary
capitalist societies based upon: control of the means of production, control of the labour of others,
purchase of the labour of others, sale of one's labour.
In the conflict theory pyramid by Erik Ohlin Wright what is the order from top to bottom - ANSWER-
capitalist class (owns means of production)
managerial class (controls the labour of others)
small business class (purchases the labour of others)
working class (sells labour, petty bourgeoisie)
Conflict theory Wright vs Marx - ANSWER-Marx- Bourgeoisie on top 10%, proletariat the rest
, Wright- Capitalist, managerial class, small business class, working class
Conflict Theory - Max Weber - ANSWER-one factor cannot explain social stratification
we should take a multidimensional approach to social stratification including class, status and party
society will be increasingly controlled by bureaucrats
inequality will continue
Feminisms - ANSWER-Liberal (encourages females to have equal voice in voting and society)
Radical (looked at equal pay for women in the workplace)
Socialist (dual systems)
Postmodern (relevant today, the idea of women not having to be so feminine in todays society, they
shouldn't have to do their hair or wear makeup)
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSWER-Focuses on micro level concerns, how do people experience being
impoverished. Goffman (argue that we have roles that we inhabit because of our status) and deference
(if you watch interactions between poor and rich poor tend to respect the rich and will not challenge
them)
self-righteous - ANSWER-Feeling or behaving as if what you say or do is always morally right, and other
people are wrong
righteous - ANSWER-morally right or justifiable
prejudice - ANSWER-thought process in racism - negative views
descrimination - ANSWER-the action of racism - actual practices that deny certain groups
Stereotyping - ANSWER-we know that stereotyping occurs when we exaggerate oversimplified images of
the characteristics of social categories.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!/GRADE A+ GUARANTEED
SATISFACTION
intrinsic - ANSWER-how the job makes you feel in the longrun, the satisfaction of the work you do
extrinsic - ANSWER-financial benefits, healthcare, vacations, is this what makes you work harder
Conflict Theory - Karl Marx - ANSWER-two groups in society, the haves and that have nots. the social
relationships to the means of production refer to people's position in society (ie proletariat and
bourgeoisie in capitalist societies)
surplus value is the amount appropriated by the bourgeoisie. The proletariat is exploited and
experiences alienation. The "law of accumulation" suggests that as the bourgeoisie obtains more wealth,
the proletariat will eventually have no money to purchase products - the system collapses
what social scientist believed that authority would crumble and so would inequality - ANSWER-Karl Marx
Alienation - ANSWER-Durkheims idea of anomie, normless.
Karl Marx - ANSWER-believed profit was a dirty word, profit came from the poor, theft
Conflict Theory - Erik Ohlin Wright - ANSWER-There are more than two classes in contemporary
capitalist societies based upon: control of the means of production, control of the labour of others,
purchase of the labour of others, sale of one's labour.
In the conflict theory pyramid by Erik Ohlin Wright what is the order from top to bottom - ANSWER-
capitalist class (owns means of production)
managerial class (controls the labour of others)
small business class (purchases the labour of others)
working class (sells labour, petty bourgeoisie)
Conflict theory Wright vs Marx - ANSWER-Marx- Bourgeoisie on top 10%, proletariat the rest
, Wright- Capitalist, managerial class, small business class, working class
Conflict Theory - Max Weber - ANSWER-one factor cannot explain social stratification
we should take a multidimensional approach to social stratification including class, status and party
society will be increasingly controlled by bureaucrats
inequality will continue
Feminisms - ANSWER-Liberal (encourages females to have equal voice in voting and society)
Radical (looked at equal pay for women in the workplace)
Socialist (dual systems)
Postmodern (relevant today, the idea of women not having to be so feminine in todays society, they
shouldn't have to do their hair or wear makeup)
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSWER-Focuses on micro level concerns, how do people experience being
impoverished. Goffman (argue that we have roles that we inhabit because of our status) and deference
(if you watch interactions between poor and rich poor tend to respect the rich and will not challenge
them)
self-righteous - ANSWER-Feeling or behaving as if what you say or do is always morally right, and other
people are wrong
righteous - ANSWER-morally right or justifiable
prejudice - ANSWER-thought process in racism - negative views
descrimination - ANSWER-the action of racism - actual practices that deny certain groups
Stereotyping - ANSWER-we know that stereotyping occurs when we exaggerate oversimplified images of
the characteristics of social categories.
