Sociological Perspectives

Question 1

What is the process by which societies are transformed from dependence on agricultural and handmade products to an emphasis on manufacturing and related industries

Answer 1

Industrialization

Question 2

Process by which an increasing portion of population lives in cities rather than rural areas

Answer 2

Urbanization

Question 3

Examines whole societies, large-scale social structures, and social systems

Answer 3

Macro-level analysis

Question 4

Focuses on small groups rather than large-scale societies

Answer 4

Micro-level analysis

Question 5

Patterned ways of acting, thinking, and feeling that exists outside any one individual

Answer 5

Social facts

Question 6

A group of people with similar status, commonly sharing comparable values of power and wealth

Answer 6

Class

Question 7

Describes the position a person occupies in a particular setting. A role is the set of norms, values, behavior, and personality characteristics attached to this.

Answer 7

Status