3 sociological perspectives

Question 1

Group of individuals residing inside a distinct community characterized by their shared cultural traits.

Answer 1

Society

Question 2

Coined the term “sociology”, positivism, scientific method

Answer 2

Auguste Comte

Question 3

making the connection between personal challenges and larger social issues

Answer 3

sociological imagination

Question 4

identified “troubles” (personal challenges) and “issues” (larger social challenges), also known as biography, and history, respectively.

Answer 4

C. Wright Mills

Question 5

From cultures, to languages, to material remains and human evolution, _____ examine every dimension of humanity by asking compelling questions

Answer 5

Anthropological perspective

Question 6

according to _____, society is a system of interconnected parts (macro-level) that work together in harmony to maintain balance and equilibrium for the whole society.

Answer 6

Structural-functionalist perspective

Question 7

Prominent functionalist sociologist

Answer 7

Herbert Spencer

Question 8

Each aspect society depends on each other for stability and functioning of the society.

Answer 8

Functionalist theory

Question 9

explains various aspects of our social world by looking at which groups have power and benefit from a particular social arrangement. Focuses on negative nature of society.

Answer 9

conflict perspective

Question 10

control businesses

Answer 10

Buorgeoisie

Question 11

hard labor under horrible conditions

Answer 11

Proletariat

Question 12

People create social environment as they interact, through exchange of meaningful communications of symbol.

Answer 12

Symbolic interactionalism