test 1 chapters 1

Question 1

According to which Sociologists states: Sociological imagination is the ability to see the relationship between an individual’s experiences and the larger society in which they are contextualized. should apply socio. Imagination to a better understanding of social problems

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C. Wright Mills

Question 1

Studying ___ helps us understand the social forces that shape our lives on both personal and societal levels. relying on common sense “What everybody knows”,

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Social Problems

Question 2

What movement: started by people who work in concert to deal with problems in their neighborhood, city, province, or territory. this approach people learned how to empower themselves from the government. acts collectively to promote or resist change through collective action. contributing to legislation that guarantees residents’ right to participate in environmental decisions.

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Grassroot movement

Question 3

Which attempt is this for solving social problems: Focuses on how large-scale social institutions such as the government and the media may be persuaded to become involved in remedying social problems. Working together in an organization to make demands at the national or global level.

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Marco-Level

Question 4

Which attempt is this for solving social problems: focuses on how individuals operate within small groups to try to remedy a problem that affects them, their family, or friends. secondary groups and societal institutions play a significant part in creating, maintaining, and exacerbating social problems.

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Micro-Level

Question 5

Social Theory Perspective is this: Society is a stable, orderly system composed of interrelated parts, each of which performs a function that contributes to the overall stability of society. Social problems such as violence arise when social institutions do not fulfil the functions that they are supposed to perform or when dysfunctions occur. Manifest and Latent functions

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Functionalist Perspective

Question 6

Which Functionalist functions: intended and recognized consequences of an activity or social process, education for providing students with knowledge, skills, and cultural values

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Manifest Function

Question 7

Which Functionalist functions: Unintended consequences of an activity or social process that are hidden and remain unacknowledged. education includes a babysitter function keeping young people off the street and out of full-time jobs.

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Latent Functions

Question 8

The Social Theory Perspective is this based on microlevel analysis, focusing on small group relations and social interactions. views society as the sum of interactions of individuals and groups. founder Georg Simmel. Applied explanations of homicide by noting human behaviour is learned from social interactions.

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Interactionist Perspective

Question 9

The Social Theory Perspective is Based on the assumption that groups in society are engaged in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce resources. According to Karl Marx, Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production for personal profits.

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Conflict Perspective

Question 10

The Social Theory Perspective is based on patriarchy, a system of male dominance in which males are privileged and women are oppressed. This perspective of homicide highlights issues of dominance and power, Inequalities between groups can result in violence.

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Feminist Perspective

Question 11

what is the ability to see the relationship between an individual’s experiences and the larger society in which they are contextualized

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sociological imagination