Sociology ch. 1
Terms
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- The comparative study of past and present cultures
- anthropology
- the ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life
- sociological imagination
- the study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants
- economics
- study of the organization and operation of governments
- political science
- anything that represents something else
- symbol
- the unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society
- latent function
- the study of past events
- history
- the ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is what sociologist C. Wright Mills called
- the sociological imagination
- people who focus on the forces in society that promote competition and change employ the
- conflict perspective
- the phrase "survival of the fittest", or the belief that the best aspects of society would survive over time, was coined by
- Karl Marx
- an intended and recognized consequence of some element of society is a
- manifest function
- the social science that studies human society and social behavior is
- sociology
- The social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms is
- psychology
- this perspective focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society
- interactionist
- the social science that differs from sociology primarily in that it focuses on individual behavior rather than on group behavior is
- psychology
- Herbert Spencer was strongly influence by the views of ____, an evolutionist from the 1800's.
- Charles Darwin
- the consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system is a
- function
- the disciplines that study human social behavior or institutions and functions of human society in a scientific manner are
- social sciences
- one of the first sociologists to systematically apply the methods of science to the study of society was
- Emile Durkheim
- Who coined the term "sociology" to describe the study of society
- Auguste Comte
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Which of the following does not describe bourgeisie?
A) Capitalists
B) Own the Means of Production
C) Workers
D) A class of society - C) Workers
- Who conducted a study in 1897, "Suicide", which examined suicide rates in several European countries
- Emile Durkheim
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Symbolic interaction is:
A) The process of focusing on how people use symbols when interacting
B) part of the interactionist perspective
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A or B - C) both A and B
- Sociologists refer to observable facts or events that involve human society as
- social phenomena
- Functionalists view certain elements in society as _____, representing the negative consequences that elements have for the stability of the social system.
- dysfunctional
- By adopting a ______, you can look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions.
- sociological perspective
- T/F Social sciences are the observable facts or events that involve human society.
- false
- T/F A function is the consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system.
- true
- T/F People who employ the interactionist perspective focus on the forces in society that promote competition and change.
- false
- T/F A latent function is the intended and recognized consequence of some element of society
- False
- T/F Political science is the study of past events.
- False
- T/F Symbolic interaction is where interactionists focus on how people use symbols when interacting.
- true
- T/F A dysfunction is the negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system
- True
- The view of society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system.
- Functionalist perspective
- An explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena.
- theory
- A viewing of the behavior of groups in a systematic way.
- sociological perspective
- The social science that studies human society and social behavior is
- Sociology
- The consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system.
- Function
- The focus on forces in society that promote competition and change.
- Conflict Perspective