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SOCI 1311 UTA EXAM 1 Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
What did Greek philosophers focus on? - ANS Utopian society
Father of Sociology - ANS Auguste Comte
What did Auguste Comte believe about societies? - ANS study the current societies and find
solutions
What are the 3 stages of Comte's theory of social development? - ANS 1. Theological stage -
attribute to divine to solve issues
2. Metaphysical stage - transition to science
3. Positivism stage - social problems answered scientifically
What is sociology? - ANS the systematic study of human society
What is the sociological perspective? - ANS seeing the general in the particular or truth out
of common sense
Who established sociology as a discipline? - ANS Emile Durkheim (structural-functional
approach)
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What are the 3 major theoretical approaches? - ANS 1. Structural functional
2. Social conflict
3. Symbolic interaction
What is the structural functional approach? - ANS sees society as an organism - complex
parts that work together
List the sociologists who believe in the structural functional approach - ANS Emile Durkheim
August Comte
Herbert Spencer
Who compared society to the human body? - ANS Herbert Spencer
Who theorized why people commit crimes? - ANS Robert Merton
What are the 3 functions of social structure according to Robert Merton? - ANS 1. Manifest
functions - intended consequences
2. Latent functions - unintended consequences
3. Social dysfunction - undesirable consequences
What is the social conflict paradigm? - ANS Views society as an arena of inequality which
generates conflict & social change
List the sociologists who believe in the social conflict approach - ANS Harriet Martineau
Karl Max
W.E.B DuBois
SOCI 1311 UTA EXAM 1 Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
What did Greek philosophers focus on? - ANS Utopian society
Father of Sociology - ANS Auguste Comte
What did Auguste Comte believe about societies? - ANS study the current societies and find
solutions
What are the 3 stages of Comte's theory of social development? - ANS 1. Theological stage -
attribute to divine to solve issues
2. Metaphysical stage - transition to science
3. Positivism stage - social problems answered scientifically
What is sociology? - ANS the systematic study of human society
What is the sociological perspective? - ANS seeing the general in the particular or truth out
of common sense
Who established sociology as a discipline? - ANS Emile Durkheim (structural-functional
approach)
, ©EVERLY 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
What are the 3 major theoretical approaches? - ANS 1. Structural functional
2. Social conflict
3. Symbolic interaction
What is the structural functional approach? - ANS sees society as an organism - complex
parts that work together
List the sociologists who believe in the structural functional approach - ANS Emile Durkheim
August Comte
Herbert Spencer
Who compared society to the human body? - ANS Herbert Spencer
Who theorized why people commit crimes? - ANS Robert Merton
What are the 3 functions of social structure according to Robert Merton? - ANS 1. Manifest
functions - intended consequences
2. Latent functions - unintended consequences
3. Social dysfunction - undesirable consequences
What is the social conflict paradigm? - ANS Views society as an arena of inequality which
generates conflict & social change
List the sociologists who believe in the social conflict approach - ANS Harriet Martineau
Karl Max
W.E.B DuBois
