Sociology Ch 1 test
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- What led to the development of sociology as a field of study?
- Industrial revolution
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Sees competition over scarce resources as the basis of social conflict
- Conflict!
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Interested in the meanings that individuals attach to their actions and to the actions of others.
- Interactionist!
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Views various elements of society in terms of their functions.
- Functionalist!
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Follows the tradition of Karl Marx.
- Conflict!
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society.
- Interactionist
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Views social change as an inevitable feature of society.
- Conflict
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Views society as a set of interrelated parts working together to produce a stable social system.
- Functionalist
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Follows tradition of Max Weber.
- Interactionalist
- Theory that assumes that interaction between people takes place through the use of symbols.
- Interactionist
- Functionalist, conflict, or interactionist perspective? Follows the tradition of Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim
- Functionalist
- Who influenced functionalist perspective?
- Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim
- Discipline that studies some aspect of society
- social science
- German sociologist who introduced the concept of Verstehen
- Max Weber
- Element of society that can be manifest or latent
- Function
- Factor that influenced the development of sociology as a field of study
- Industrial Revolution
- Theoretical perspective that emphasizes the use of symbols
- interactionist perspective
- How people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior
- social interaction
- Theoretical perspective that focuses on forces that promote competition and change
- conflict perspective
- General set of assumptions about the nature of phenomena
- theoretical perspective
- Sociologist who believed that the economy influences the social structure
- Karl Marx
- Theoretical perspective that was influenced by the work of Max Weber
- Interactionist
- Positive consequence an element has for the stability of society
- function/functionalism
- First sociologist to apply the systematic methods of science to the study of society.
- Emile Durkheim
- Interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols
- Interactionist
- Systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena
- theory
- Sociologist influenced by Charles Darwin
- Herbert Spencer
- Sociologist who developed the concept of ideal type
- Max Weber
- Negative consequence an element has for the stability of society
- dysfunction
- A particular point of view.
- Perspective
- a view that looks at behavior of groups, not individuals
- sociological perspective
- common beliefs of ideas that most people hold true
- conventional (social) wisdom
- the ability to see the relationship between events in personal life and events in society
- sociological imagination
- the patterned interaction of people in social relationships
- social structure
- scientific study of social structure (human social behavior)
- sociology
- Class owning the means for producing wealth
- Bourgeoisie
- One who owns the means for producing wealth
- capitalist
- the ongoing struggle between the Bourgeoisie and the proletariat
- Class Conflict
- the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation
- positivism
- the working class
- proletariat
- the mindset emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning
- rationalization
- The theory that societies evolve naturally into the fittest form
- Social Darwinism
- The study of social change
- Social Dynamics
- The study of social stability and order
- Social statics
- approach emphasizing the role of conflict, competition, and constraint within a society
- conflict perspective
- approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society
- functionalism
- unintended and unrecognized consequences of an aspect of society
- latent functions
- intended and recognized consequences of an aspect of society
- manifest
- anything that stands for something else and has an agreed upon meaning attached to it
- symbol
- approach that focuses on the interactions among people based on mutually understood symbols
- symbolic interactionism
- a set of assumptions accepted as true
- theoretical perspective
- What was Harriet Martineu associated with?
- feminism
- Who is affiliated with sociological imagination?
- C. Wright Mills
- What is C. Wright Mills associated with?
- sociological imagination
- What was W.E.B. Dubois affiliated with?
- racial issues, segregation
- Who was affiliated with racial issues and segregation?
- W.E.B. Dubois
- Which theoretical perspective is Herbert Spenser associated with?
- functionalist theory
- Which sociologist implemented Social Darwinism, natural selection, and the human body/biology?
- Herbert Spenser
- Which theoretical perspective is Karl Marx associated with?
- Conflict theory
- Which sociologist is associated with conflict theory?
- Karl Marx
- Which sociologist is affiliated with class conflict?
- Karl Marx
- Who was the first sociologist? (father of sociology)
- Auguste Comte
- Which sociologist is affiliated with social statics and dynamics?
- August Comte
- Which sociologist was the first to use science?
- Emile Durkheim
- Which sociologist was responsible for the functionalist theory, as in, dysfunctions and functions?
- Emile Durkheim
- Which sociologist was responsible for latent/manifest functions?
- Emile Durkheim
- Which sociologist came up with Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity?
- Emile Durkheim
- Which sociologist was responsible for interacionist theory, symbols, and Verstehen?
- Max Weber
- Which sociologist came up with ideal type?
- Max Weber
- What is ideal type?
- characteristics
- Which of the following is an explanation offered by symbolic interactionists for why men are more likely that women to murder?
- Murder may be equated with courage and manliness.