SOC 102 SOCIOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | LATEST GUIDE

SOC 102 SOCIOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDESOC 102 SOCIOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Kerich Final Exam – Study Guide Chapters 1-10 Understand the following: 1. How sociology was founded 2. The 3 theoretical perspectives, their founders and their perspective on the social institutions 3. Society vs. Culture Difference between role and status (and achieved vs. ascribed) 4. Norms (folkway, more, taboo) 5. Socialization and the primary agents of socialization 6. Theories of Deviance 7. The differences between class, caste and slavery 8. The social classes in the US system and the consequences of social class 9. Theories of social class according to Weber and Marx 10. The organizing principles of stratification within the U.S. 11. How the poverty line is determined 12. The comparative income differences between racial groups 13. The history of each racial group in the U.S. (brief history) 14. Racial composition of the US population (percentages) 15. Be familiar with the findings from the study on marriage happiness