SOC Chapter 1

Question 1

Anomie

Answer 1

Absence of norms, confusing norms, conflicting norms

Question 2

Ennui

Answer 2

Feelings of tiredness and boredom

Question 3

C wright mill on sociological imagination

Answer 3

The ability to grasp the relationship between individual lives and the larger social forces that shape them

Question 4

Agency

Answer 4

the ability of individuals and groups to exercise free will and to make social change whether on a small or large scale

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

the patterned social arrangements that have an effect on agency

Question 6

Seeing sociology in crisis or rapid social change

Answer 6

Think about how our lives changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Higher rates of depression and suicide
More domestic violence and higher rates of child abuse
Increase in the use of Zoom and other tech products

Question 7

Beyond common sense

Answer 7

Common sense often distorts reality.
Common sense is often contradictory.
Common sense perceptions change over time.
Much of our common sense is based on myths and misconceptions.

Question 8

how does sociology help us?

Answer 8

1. to assess the truth of “common sense”
2. It helps us see the opportunity and constraints in our lives
3. empowers us to be active participants in society
4. helps us live in a diverse world

Question 9

Sociological theory

Answer 9

Logical, rigorous frameworks for the interpretation of social life that make particular assumptions and ask particular questions about the social world

Question 10

Macro-Level paradigm

Answer 10

large-scale patterns and institutions

Question 11

Micro-level paradigm

Answer 11

social relations and interactions in specific, individual situations

Question 12

Auguste Comte

Answer 12

The “father of sociology”
Argued for the empirical study of society
Analyzed social statics (The way society is held together)

Question 13

Emile Durkheim

Answer 13

Analyzed social order, social solidarity, division of labor, and social integration

Function of deviance is to define what is normal

Collective conscience—shared values of society
Social Facts—No scientific basis

Question 14

Karl Marx

Answer 14

Influenced economics, political science, and sociology
Analyzed Industrial Revolution
Studied societal development throughout history as one class prospered at the expense of others.

Question 15

Max Weber

Answer 15

Argued for the importance of ideas, ideologies, and charismatic leaders
Argued for verstehen or subjective understanding which is rarely used today (rarely if ever used today)

Question 16

Formal rationality

Answer 16

The long-term historical process by which rationality replaced tradition as the basis for organizing social and economic life.

Question 17

Harriet Martineau

Answer 17

1. One of the earliest observers of American culture.
2. Gender Conflict Approach
3. Used the powers of social observation to record and analyze the social structure of American society.

Question 18

Symbolic interactionist theories

Answer 18

focus on how people used shared symbols and construct society as a result of their everyday interactions

Question 19

Global Perspective

Answer 19

the process by which people across the world are becoming increasingly interconnected economically, politically, culturally, and environmentally.

Question 20

Social diversity

Answer 20

the social and cultural mixture of different groups in society and the societal recognition of difference as significant.