SOC 269 Exam 1 || All Solved.
What are some alternatives to social research? correct answers Authority, Tradition, Common
Sense, Media Myths, Personal Experience
Sociology correct answers scientific study of human relationships and patterns of behavior
How does sociology differ from psychology? correct answers Psychologists are interested
primarily with the individual and what is going on inside that person's head. Sociologists are
interested in what goes on between people
What is the difference between stratification and inequality? correct answers Inequality is the
condition whereby people have unequal access to valued resources, services, and positions in
society. Stratification is inequality that has been institutionalized.
What is the difference between ascribed and achieved characteristics? correct answers Ascribed
characteristics are ones you are born into, like social class. Achieved characteristics are ones you
achieve through your lifetime.
What is an institution (examples, also)? correct answers Social institutions are relatively
permanent patterns of specialized roles, groups, organizations, and activities that meet some
fundamental social needs.
Power correct answers the ability to control events or determine behavior of others despite
resistance
Authority correct answers A specific form of control where the right to comman is considered
appropriate and legitimate
Prestige correct answers social honor and respect
, Values correct answers standards of desirability
Beliefs correct answers Ideas or assumptions about the nature of the social and physical reality
Norms correct answers Rules that define what behavior is expected, required, or expected in
particular circumstances
Culture correct answers Values, beliefs, and norms that humans pass from one generation to the
next
Basic research correct answers Advances knowledge about how the social world works and
develops
Applied research correct answers attempts to solve a concrete problem or address a specific
policy question. The research has direct, practical implications
Micro approach correct answers Micro sociologists focus on small groups, they examine the
patterns and processes of face-to-face interactions between humans
Macro approach correct answers Macro sociologists attempt to explain the fundamental patterns
and processes of large-scale social relations
Functionalism correct answers -A stable, cooperative social system in which everything has a
function
-Social elements function together to maintain order, stability, and equilibrium
Conflict theory correct answers -Society is based on coercion or force, not consensus
What are some alternatives to social research? correct answers Authority, Tradition, Common
Sense, Media Myths, Personal Experience
Sociology correct answers scientific study of human relationships and patterns of behavior
How does sociology differ from psychology? correct answers Psychologists are interested
primarily with the individual and what is going on inside that person's head. Sociologists are
interested in what goes on between people
What is the difference between stratification and inequality? correct answers Inequality is the
condition whereby people have unequal access to valued resources, services, and positions in
society. Stratification is inequality that has been institutionalized.
What is the difference between ascribed and achieved characteristics? correct answers Ascribed
characteristics are ones you are born into, like social class. Achieved characteristics are ones you
achieve through your lifetime.
What is an institution (examples, also)? correct answers Social institutions are relatively
permanent patterns of specialized roles, groups, organizations, and activities that meet some
fundamental social needs.
Power correct answers the ability to control events or determine behavior of others despite
resistance
Authority correct answers A specific form of control where the right to comman is considered
appropriate and legitimate
Prestige correct answers social honor and respect
, Values correct answers standards of desirability
Beliefs correct answers Ideas or assumptions about the nature of the social and physical reality
Norms correct answers Rules that define what behavior is expected, required, or expected in
particular circumstances
Culture correct answers Values, beliefs, and norms that humans pass from one generation to the
next
Basic research correct answers Advances knowledge about how the social world works and
develops
Applied research correct answers attempts to solve a concrete problem or address a specific
policy question. The research has direct, practical implications
Micro approach correct answers Micro sociologists focus on small groups, they examine the
patterns and processes of face-to-face interactions between humans
Macro approach correct answers Macro sociologists attempt to explain the fundamental patterns
and processes of large-scale social relations
Functionalism correct answers -A stable, cooperative social system in which everything has a
function
-Social elements function together to maintain order, stability, and equilibrium
Conflict theory correct answers -Society is based on coercion or force, not consensus
