Chapters 1-3

Question 1

What is sociology?

Answer 1

Systematic, scientific study of human society

Question 2

A group of people who live in a defined geographic area, who interact with one another, and who share a common culture

Answer 2

Society

Question 3

Who is considered the “Father of Sociology”?

Answer 3

Auguste Comte

Question 4

The functionalist theory focuses on?

Answer 4

How elements of society are kept in order

Question 5

Conflict theory is derived from the ideas of?

Answer 5

Karl Marx

Question 6

Symbolic interaction theory focuses on/

Answer 6

The personal interpretation of human acts

Question 7

If you believe that sports are a positive and integrating force for society, your view is which perspective?

Answer 7

Functionalist perspective

Question 8

Not interested in developing large-scale social theories like the European, early U.S. sociologists concentrated on?

Answer 8

Solving their country’s social problems

Question 9

According to the functionalist perspective, each part of society does what?

Answer 9

Contributes something to society as a whole

Question 10

The Conflict perspective focuses primarily on what?

Answer 10

Inequality, competition, and power

Question 11

The symbolic interactionist perspective differs from other’s perspectives in?

Answer 11

Seeing things from an individualistic perspective that involves personal meaning

Question 12

W.E.B. DuBois and…. were two of the early American sociologist

Answer 12

Jane Addams

Question 13

Why is it important to consider gender and ethnicity when doing research/

Answer 13

So you are aware of bias and potential inequality in your research

Question 14

Surveys are especially useful for?

Answer 14

Describing the characteristic of large numbers of people in an efficient way

Question 15

Although used a great deal, what are some problems with surveys?

Answer 15

People lie, very few people respond, and questions could be misleading and/or biased

Question 16

A type of observation sutdy

Answer 16

Participant observation

Question 17

Cultures is?

Answer 17

Shared beliefs, values, and practices, or a design of living and ways of thinking and acting

Question 18

Laura was an anthropologist who was studying a tribe that lived in a remote area of New Guinea. She discovered that the focus of the tribe’s religion was spirits whom they believed lived in the tree. The tribe’s religion would be part of their…

Answer 18

Nonmaterial culture

Question 19

What is culture Shock?

Answer 19

Disorientation due to the inability to make sense out of an unfamiliar way of life

Question 20

The elements are symbols, language, values, beliefs, and…

Answer 20

Norms

Question 21

Gestures, or objects that have meanings associated with them…

Answer 21

Symbol

Question 22

A cultural standard for discerning what is good and just in society is called/

Answer 22

Values

Question 23

Lisa attended her friend’s conservative, Christian wedding wearing cut-off jeans and a tank top. When the minister began the ceremony, Lisa whistled and cheered. Lisa’s mode of dress and behavior at the wedding was a violation of society’s

Answer 23

Morals

Question 24

When norms are formalized and written down, they have become?

Answer 24

Laws

Question 25

Rewards and punishments designed to enforce the norms are called?

Answer 25

Sanctions

Question 26

The attitude that one’s culture is superior to that of another is called?

Answer 26

Ethnocentrism

Question 27

The belief that cultures can only be judged on their own merits and standards is called?

Answer 27

Cultural relativism