Social Structure and Demographics

Question 1

Define functionalism

Answer 1

Focuses on the function and relationships of each component of society.

Question 2

Define conflict theory

Answer 2

Focuses on how power differentials are created and how they maintain order.

Question 3

Define symbolic interactionism

Answer 3

The study of how individuals interact through a shared understanding of words, gestures, and other symbols.

Question 4

Define social constructionism

Answer 4

Explores how individuals and groups make decisions to agree upon a given social reality.

Question 5

Define material culture

Answer 5

Physical items one associates with a given group (art, clothing, foods, buildings).

Question 6

Define symbolic culture

Answer 6

The ideas associated with a cultural group.

Question 7

Define demographics

Answer 7

The statistical arm of sociology.

Question 8

Define migration

Answer 8

Refers to the movement of people into (immigration) or out of (emigration) a geographical location.

Question 9

Define demographic transition

Answer 9

A model used to represent

drops in birth and death rates as a result of industrialization.