sociology final Flashcards
The study of human society and social behavior is
Sociology
In Sociology, to understand one’s self, we must also understand the relationship between the self and
society
Read the C. Wright Mills quote and use context clues to answer the question.
“The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relationship between the two within society”
In the context of this quote, what does Mills mean by “biography”?
An account of someone’s personal experiences
What are the three major sociological assumptions?
People change society
Society has the power to change people
Humans are social in nature
Which of these is a public issue, rather than a personal one, from the Sociological Perspective?
One out of every ten people in a state is unemployed, Bob is one of them.
The Sociological Imagination enables us to grasp the connection between history and biography. What does this mean?
Problems are rarely isolated- they should be viewed through a larger lens in connection with the past and society (community organized around rules and structures)
Consider this statement: “A person is making a conscious choice of what they put into their body, and in control of what they eat.”
Does this view obesity as a personal trouble or a public issue?
Personal Trouble
Consider this statement: “Sixty-nine percent of American adults are overweight or obese.”
Does this view obesity as a personal trouble or public issue?
Public Issue
The sociological perspective allows sociologists to focus on the common behaviors of a group of people, rather than their individual differences.
True
This founder of Sociology is credited with bringing the idea that the sociologist was a “new priesthood” that would use science to improve society.
Auguste Comte
What is a sociological paradigm?
a set of concepts or theories used to understand society
Society is seen by structural functionalists as a complex system whose parts work together to promote to things. What are they?
stability and social order
Which sociological perspective or theory is micro sociological in orientation?
Symbolic Interactionist
In sociology, what does “conflict” mean?
when opposing groups disagree
A term used in Marxist theory to describe those who own the means of production
Bourgeoisie
Who introduced the Symbolic Interactionist theory to American sociology?
George Herbert Mead
All three of the major sociological perspectives discussed in the text this week are legitimate points from which to view the world, even though each one produces a different perspective.
True
Which of the following statements is FALSE with regard to the contemporary structural-functional perspective.
The function of society is only dependent upon some parts
Which step in a sociological research approach would the choice be made to use a survey or questionnaire to gather in formation from people?
Choosing a data collection method
According to the textbook, what are the following three statements?
1. Protection from harm
2. Avoiding deception
3. Privacy protection
Ethical principles for social research
Every culture all of the following except one, which one is not present in every culture?
1. A reservoir of knowledge that specifies what is good and bad.
2. A verbal and non-verbal communication system
3. A determination of what is sacred and taboo
4. An educational standard for all members
An educational standard for all members
Cultural universals are traits or practices that exist across all cultures. Which of the following would be considered cultural universals?
All of the above are cultural universals
A society’s way of life, consisting of beliefs, values, norms, and symbols is
culture
Cultural patterns that are a separate part of a segment of society’s population is known as a
subgroup
Judging another culture based on beliefs and values of one’s own culture is known as
Ethnocentrism
A subgroup that pushes back on the mainstream culture in an attempt to change how society functions is known as a
countercultural group
Explains why people “prefer simplicity, don’t like to wait, tend to generalize and make assumptions, don’t like to question their assumptions, tend to categorize others”
stereotyping
Material culture is
physical objects
This is concerned with the limits that a culture imposes on its members and their behavior.
Normative Culture
These are the customary ways people do things or the acceptable and approved ways that normal people behave.
folkways
This refers to the way human activity is organized on a normal, consistent basis.
social structure
This kind of group includes a small number of people who regularly associate with one another in an intimate, face-to-face, cooperative manner.
Primary group
An aggregate group would include
concert crowd
Social status refers to the social position a person has in a group or in society. Social status is closely related to a person’s
prestige and power
Queen Elizabeth, Paris Hilton, and Baron Trump all have
Ascribed Status
We have many titles. For example, a woman might be a student, wife, mother, and employee. Each of these roles together make up her
social identity
Which of the following groups would be considered a bureaucracy?
corporation
Which major founder of Sociology wrote extensively about the characteristics of bureaucracies and its division of labor and centralized authority?
Max Weber
The primary principles of McDonaldization are
efficiency, high quality, predictability, control over customers and employees
Deindividuation is a loss of a sense of one’s identity in group conditions.
True