What Is Sociology? (Unit 1)

Question 1

Verstehen

Answer 1

A thoughtful and empathetic understanding of society and people

Question 2

Social Dynamics

Answer 2

The ins and out of social practices, interactions, norms, etc

Question 3

Positivism

Answer 3

Any sociological concept can be backed by valid, justifiable, scientific research and evidence

Question 4

Dramaturgy

Answer 4

People assume rolls that they use in daily social interactions over time

Question 5

Sociological Imagination

Answer 5

Understanding that the sociological interactions of today are more complicated than what we can currently understand and are the result of many years of interactions and processes

Question 6

Sociological Perspective

Answer 6

Human behavior is shaped by the sociological groups that they participate in, and by individual experiences

Question 7

Latent Functions

Answer 7

Any function of a social institution or phenomenon that has an unintended or unrecognized outcome or state of being

Question 8

Manifest Functions

Answer 8

The intended function(s) of social institutions or phenomenons, or the intended state of being

Question 9

Society

Answer 9

The collective functioning of individuals in a mass social system, with set norms, rules, mores and folkways

Question 10

Sociology

Answer 10

The study of society’s functions in a scientific way, based on observation and research