SET 1

Question 1

Scientific study of human social life, groups and societies with an emphasis on modern, industrial systems.

Answer 1

Sociology

Question 2

Have to be detached from a certian problem in order to try to fix it. Looking at things in a bigger picture.

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Sociological Imagination

Question 3

Came up with the idea of sociological imagination.

Answer 3

Charles Wright Mills

Question 4

Coined the term sociology, also known as the father of sociology.

Answer 4

Auguste Comte

Question 5

Two branches, 1. Static, 2. Dynamic.

Answer 5

Comte’s Science of Society

Question 6

Sociology should contribute to the welfare of humanity by using science to understand and predict human behavior.

Answer 6

Comte’s Beliefs

Question 7

Thought of society as an organism. Interactive parts contribute to the whole. Government should leave social problems alone.

Answer 7

Herbert Spencer

Question 8

Studied suicide. Social integration prevented suicide.

Answer 8

Emile Durkheim

Question 9

The degree to which people are tied to a group.

Answer 9

Social Integration

Question 10

Human history marked by class conflict. Economic systems determine beliefs and values. Capitalism breeds conflict.

Answer 10

Karl Marx

Question 11

Ideas and values impact social change as much as economy. Versteken. Bureaucracy inevitable. Society is more efficient but no more democracy.

Answer 11

Max Weber

Question 12

Individuals give meaning to their own behavior.

Answer 12

Versteken

Question 13

Sociology must include analysis of women’s lives. Focused on marriage, children, religion and race relations.

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Harriet Martineau

Question 14

Founded the Hull House in Chicago. Dealt with many social ills but one at a time. Social security, child labor, workmans comp. Nobel peace prize 1931, used formal scientific methods.

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Jane Addams

Question 15

First African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard. Worked on racial equality and created the NAACP.

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W.E.B. Du Bois

Question 16

Microview of society. Language is crucial. People assign meaning to others words. All interactions involve symbols. Response is due to our subjective interpretation. Behavior is fluid

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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

Question 17

Society is made up of interdependent parts that perform functions for society as a whole. Society is held together by social consensus. Social change is harmful.

Answer 17

Functionalist Perspective

Question 18

Majority agree on what would be good for everybody, maintaining order and stability in society.

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Social Consensus

Question 19

Portrays society as always changing and marked by conflict. Different groups compete with each other for scarce resources. EG. Men vs Women, Black vs. white.

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Conflict Perspective

Question 20

Explains human life in the terms of the experiences of women. Different from men, women’s position in most social situations is unequal to that of men, women are oppressed by patriarchy.

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Feminism Perspective