Quiz

Question 1

Name the social sciences

Answer 1

• anthropology
• psychology
• sociology
• criminology
• economics
• political science
• philosophy
• history

Question 2

Name 3 we are focused on and the focus of each of them

Answer 2

Anthropology - scientific study of humans and human culture including their origins; behavioral; and social, physicals cultural development

Psychology - scientific study of the human mind, mental states and behaviour

Sociology - scientific study of human social behaviour, including individuals, groups and societies. How we act around others i.e. school vs. at home.

Question 3

Status

Answer 3

describes our position in an institution (parent, child, and sibling)

Question 4

Hierarchy

Answer 4

(ranking) of authority and power (employee, boss, CEO)

Question 5

Role

Answer 5

positions, responsibilities (parent, worker)

Question 6

Role conflicts

Answer 6

workers are given different and incompatible roles at the same time (best friend and boss)

Question 7

Values

Answer 7

roles carry values meaning what is good/bad, appropriate/inappropriate

Question 8

Norms

Answer 8

All societies are governed by rules of standard behaviour as they maintain social order and stability

Question 9

Deviance

Answer 9

behaviour different from norms –> usually harmless behaviour

Question 10

School of Sociological Thought
Structure Functionalism

Answer 10

study of social structures function to serve the needs to society (family, religion, education system)

–> Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons

Question 11

School of Sociological Thought
Conflict Theory

Answer 11

study how power forms the basis of the relationships between different groups and creates social conflicts (rich and poor, religious vs. non religious, men vs. women). Society driven by conflict

–> Karl Marx and C. Wright Mills

Question 12

School of Sociological Thought
Symbolic Interactionism

Answer 12

create their own world through social interactions with others. The meaning of the world we see through our words, gestures, symbols and connections with others. Society is a product of these interactions.

–> Charles Cooley

Question 13

Schools of Thought

Answer 13

Provide different ways of observing, studying and understanding society.

Macrosociology vs. Microsociology

Question 14

Term: Assimilation

Answer 14

taking in new information

Question 15

Term: Accommodation

Answer 15

reorganizing existing thoughts

Question 16

Term: Equilibrium

Answer 16

Balence the old thought pattern with the new

Question 17

Piaget’s Four Stages Of Cognitive Development

Answer 17

1. Sensorimotor (birth - 2)
2. Preoperational (2-7)
3. Concrete Operational (7-11)
4. Formal Operational (adolescent - adulthood)

Question 18

Piaget cognitive development theory

Answer 18

• stresses mental/cognitive processes
• cognitive processes are influenced by biological maturation
• children process through 4 stages of cognitive development all in the same order

Question 19

3 factors to maximize your life expectancy

Answer 19

• having a plant based diet (eat wisely)
• having a good social connection (connect)
• exercise

Question 20

Intrinsic vs extrinsic
(hierarchy of needs)

Answer 20

intrinsic: motivation is the internal feeling and wanting to complete a task simply to feel satisfied (solving a hard puzzle)

extrinsic: motivation is external for the gratification and recognition of others (winning a hockey tournament)

Question 21

Correlational studies

Answer 21

cause/effect relationship of violent internet games and children’s behaviour

Question 22

Maslows Motivation Theory

Answer 22

1. self accualization
2. esteem needs
3. love needs
4. safety needs
5. psychological needs