Questions

Question 1

Which book written by Comte is the first systematic sociological approach to
the study of society?

Answer 1

“Cours de p

Question 2

This sets us apart from other animals, and though it’s survival related it greatly by biological.

Answer 2

Social imperative

Question 3

What is the primary focus of sociology?

Answer 3

The interdependce between society and the individual.

Question 4

What allows us the sociology?

Answer 4

To see the important relationship between personal troubles and social issues.

Question 5

According to Karl Marx what caused the unequal distribution of wealth, power
and other limited resources in society?

Answer 5

By the bourgeoisie exploit the proletrait.

Question 6

What were the two social classes that exist according to Karl Marx?

Answer 6

Bourgeoisie and proletrait

Question 7

According to Marx what was the solution to the necessary social changes?

Answer 7

A proletrait revolution against capitalism, and established a communist society.

Question 8

Where was Emile Durkheim borne?

Answer 8

France

Question 9

Where was Harriet Martineau born?

Answer 9

England

Question 10

Where was Harriet Martineau born?

Answer 10

By the social order and cohesion.

Question 11

Which is one of Durkheim’s most important contributions to sociology?

Answer 11

Founder of functionalism

Question 12

Where was Max Weber borne?

Answer 12

Germany

Question 13

In what was interested Weber’s in sociology?

Answer 13

Weber was interested in bureaucracy and rationalization in society.

Question 14

Won the first Nobel Peace Prize (1931) given to an American sociologist

Answer 14

Jane Addams

Question 15

First Afro-American PhD graduate of Harvard University

Answer 15

W. E. B. DuBois

Question 16

Who is considered the first systematic American Sociologist?

Answer 16

Lester Ward

Question 17

Who is considered one of the founders of American social work?

Answer 17

Jane Addams

Question 18

How is viewed society?

Answer 18

As a complex system of parts (structures) that interact to perform various necessary functions.

Question 19

Name the Sociological Perspective

Answer 19

-Conflict Perspective
-Functional Perspective
-Symbolic Interaction Perspective

Question 20

Who was one of Du Bois’s teachers?

Answer 20

William James

Question 21

Useful theoretical framework that uses the analogy of the theater to analyze social behavior

Answer 21

dramaturgy

Question 22

A viewpoint or a particular way of looking at things

Answer 22

Perspective

Question 23

Neo-conflict theorists argue that conflict is not so much over the means of production as over:

Answer 23

social status

Question 24

What are the 3 major concepts that are especially important for understanding the symbolic interactionist perspective?

Answer 24

Symbols, Interaction, Meaning

Question 25

Which are the two most important approaches or aspects of the conflict perspective?

Answer 25

Class conflict, and social inequality,

Question 26

In the Marxist view of society, conflict is primarily determined by:

Answer 26

economy activiy

Question 27

Sets of assumptions and ideas that guide research questions, methods of analysis and interpretation, and the development of theory are called

Answer 27

paradigms

Question 28

The university may be a setting for finding a marriage partner. Functionalist theory is likely to view that as __ of a university education.

Answer 28

latent functions

Question 29

a statement of how and why facts are
related

Answer 29

theory