Chapter 1

Question 1

beliefs

Answer 1

what people assume to be true

Question 2

birthplace of hip hop

Answer 2

DJ Kool Herc’s Back to School Jam (8/13/1973)

Question 3

Claims Making

Answer 3

the process of convincing the public that something should be categorized as a social problem

Question 4

code

Answer 4

the expectation that cooperating with police/authorities/those not in the community will have negative outcomes

Question 5

Conflict Theory

Answer 5

The perspective that evaluates society as an arena of inequality that leads to social conflict and change

Question 6

Cultural Transmission

Answer 6

the passing on of knowledge, traditions, attitudes, and values

Question 7

Culture

Answer 7

a way of life that involves values, beliefs, and behaviors

Question 8

Dysfunctions

Answer 8

consequences of social processes that are considered undesirable for the operation of society

Question 9

4 pillars of Hip Hop

Answer 9

DJ, B-Boy (break dancing), MC (rap), Graffiti

Question 10

Language

Answer 10

the combination of symbols that enables communication

Question 11

Latent Function

Answer 11

unintended consequences of a social process

Question 12

Manifest Function

Answer 12

intended/anticipated consequences of a social process

Question 13

Pop Culture

Answer 13

widespread patterns across a society

Question 14

Rap

Answer 14

musical element of hip hop, lyrics/speaking over a beat

Question 15

Reflection Theory

Answer 15

culture is mirror of society, reflecting its beliefs, values, and structures

Question 16

Sapir Whorf Hypothesis

Answer 16

thoughts and behaviors are influenced by the language(s) we speak

Question 17

Social Facts

Answer 17

cultural rules that govern social life and serve functions in society (laws, morals, values, religion, etc)

Question 18

Social Movement

Answer 18

organized claims making that tries to shape how people think about issues for the purpose of creating social change

Question 19

Social Problem

Answer 19

something undermining the well being of some/all members of society, many public controversies

Question 20

Sociological Imagination

Answer 20

way of viewing society that analyzes the connection between personal life and the social/historical context we live in

Question 21

Sociology

Answer 21

study of relationship between individuals and society

Question 22

Structural Functionalist Perspective

Answer 22

macro perspective viewing society as a complex system of interrelated/interdependent parts that work together to create stability

Question 23

Subcultures

Answer 23

culture within a larger society, something that carries a particular meaning for those who share a culture, attractive for commodification

Question 24

Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

Answer 24

micro perspective looking at day-to-day interaction and the use of languages, words, symbols and their impact in creating/maintaining social reality

Question 25

Values

Answer 25

social agreements about what is right/wrong, good/bad

Question 26

Cultural Objects

Answer 26

things sociologists study, shared significance embodied in form

Question 27

Granfather of Rap

Answer 27

Cab Calloway