USCP L2

Question 1

is a group of people living together with shared customs, laws, and organizations in a specific location

Answer 1

society

Question 2

is the study of nature and dynamics of human society

Answer 2

sociology

Question 3

origin of the word sociology

Answer 3

socious (companion) and logos study
LATIN

Question 4

known as the father of sociology and positivism, contributed to the field by introducing the LAW OF THREE STAGES

Answer 4

auguste comte

Question 5

people explain natural events and society based on different things
explanation range from basic to complex

Answer 5

law of three stages

Question 6

what are the law of three stages

Answer 6

1. theological stage
   2.Metaphysical stage
2. Positivist stage

Question 7

people in this stage attribute natural events and society to divine, supernatural powers, and gods.

Answer 7

theological stage

Question 8

people in this stage attribute events in nature and society to a divinely ordained natural or philosophy

Answer 8

metaphysical stage

Question 9

people analyze events in nature and society using rational and scientific methods

Answer 9

positivist stage

Question 10

who proposed an analogy for society as an organism composed of interdependent parts.

Answer 10

emile durkheim

Question 11

society enforces laws, norms, and belief systems to regulate an individual’s behavior in becoming a productive member

Answer 11

Organic Analogy by emile durkheim

Question 12

explains that societies rise and fall due to changes in economic relations referred to as modes of production
ruling class and the lower classes

Answer 12

karl marx

Question 13

what are the two modes of production

Answer 13

forces of production and relations of production by karl max

Question 14

raw materials, machines, tools, buildings and labor used to produce goods

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forces of production

Question 15

the ownership, control, and power relations between the people involved in the production of goods

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Relations of production

Question 16

who explored the shift from traditional values as the main driver of individual actions in society to economic gains as the primary motivation for social actions

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Max Weber

Question 17

individuals act based on the course of action that they think would benefit them the most.

Answer 17

iron cage by max weber

Question 18

who has an outlook where we see our individual lives are affected and reflective of the larger social context

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wright mills

Question 19

used to relate the inaccessibility to basic needs to unjust wages and working conditions, socioeconomic inequality, and poverty.

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social imagination by wright mills

Question 20

employs various perspectives in examining social phenomena

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sociological theories

Question 21

what are the three sociological theories

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structural functionalism
symbolic interactionism
conflict theory

Question 22

view society as an organism and examines how it is established, maintained, and strengthened.

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structural functionalism

Question 23

focuses on human social interactions as a continuous process of interpretation, assignment of meaning, and responding to signals in the social environment

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symbolic interactionism

Question 24

considers different social categories that may contribute to power struggles and conflict such as economic classes, gender, and race

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Conflict theory

Question 25

levels of analysis

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1. Macro
2. Micro

Question 26

focuses on the bigger picture
explores large-scale analysis of social phenomenon like social structures, institutions, and larger patterns of behavior and interactions

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macro

Question 27

employed by structural functionalism and conflict theory

Answer 27

macro

Question 28

examines the specific details of interactions and how people act or respond when they communicate with others

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micro

Question 29

employed by symbolic interactionism

Answer 29

micro