Sociology 1010, Spencer Blake SLCC, Exam 1 Flashcards
Questions With Correct Answers
Applied Sociology - ANSWER Use of sociology to solve problems
Pure Sociology - ANSWER Research for finding discoveries about life in human groups,
not making changes in them. (Just have the info)
Conflict Theory - ANSWER Society is viewed as competing for resources, (someone has
to pay, so constant conflict) (Karl Marx)
Functional Analysis - ANSWER Everything in society performs a function. Just like a
grandfather clock, they all make the society work.
Symbolic Interaction - ANSWER View that society is a set of symbols used to establish
meaning, develop views, and communicate with each other.
Macro/Micro Level Analysis - ANSWER Macro: Large scale patterns
Mirco: Small scale patterns
Social Integration - ANSWER The degree which people are tied to their social groups
(Durkheim and suicide relations).
Social Interaction - ANSWER One persons actions influencing someone else
Theory - ANSWER A general statement of how some parts in the world fit and work
together.
Sociology - ANSWER Study of Society
, Society - ANSWER
Anomie - ANSWER Normlessness (People with high anomie tend to have high drug use)
Norms - ANSWER The oughtness of a situation (what you ought to do), expectations of
right behavior
Values - ANSWER standards by which people define what is desirable/ undesirable
Value Free - ANSWER
C Wright Mills - ANSWER Sociological perspective (Society as a whole + subject)
Karl Marx - ANSWER Wrote communist manifesto, Believed key to understanding
society was through ECONOMICS, conflict theory
Auguste Comte - ANSWER Father of sociology, coined the term sociology
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER Implenment scientific method to soc.
Sought to find most personal behavior (Loss of life/ suicide), viewed societies trends
with these. Goals to make soc. its on area, and show how social forces affect behavior.
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER Coined term "survival of the fittest", usually credited to
Darwin because Spencer was kinda dumb. Idea societies grow into better societies
Max Weber - ANSWER Believed social change occurred through religion (key to
understanding society)
Wrote book called spirit of capitalism (religion lead to capitalism)
Questions With Correct Answers
Applied Sociology - ANSWER Use of sociology to solve problems
Pure Sociology - ANSWER Research for finding discoveries about life in human groups,
not making changes in them. (Just have the info)
Conflict Theory - ANSWER Society is viewed as competing for resources, (someone has
to pay, so constant conflict) (Karl Marx)
Functional Analysis - ANSWER Everything in society performs a function. Just like a
grandfather clock, they all make the society work.
Symbolic Interaction - ANSWER View that society is a set of symbols used to establish
meaning, develop views, and communicate with each other.
Macro/Micro Level Analysis - ANSWER Macro: Large scale patterns
Mirco: Small scale patterns
Social Integration - ANSWER The degree which people are tied to their social groups
(Durkheim and suicide relations).
Social Interaction - ANSWER One persons actions influencing someone else
Theory - ANSWER A general statement of how some parts in the world fit and work
together.
Sociology - ANSWER Study of Society
, Society - ANSWER
Anomie - ANSWER Normlessness (People with high anomie tend to have high drug use)
Norms - ANSWER The oughtness of a situation (what you ought to do), expectations of
right behavior
Values - ANSWER standards by which people define what is desirable/ undesirable
Value Free - ANSWER
C Wright Mills - ANSWER Sociological perspective (Society as a whole + subject)
Karl Marx - ANSWER Wrote communist manifesto, Believed key to understanding
society was through ECONOMICS, conflict theory
Auguste Comte - ANSWER Father of sociology, coined the term sociology
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER Implenment scientific method to soc.
Sought to find most personal behavior (Loss of life/ suicide), viewed societies trends
with these. Goals to make soc. its on area, and show how social forces affect behavior.
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER Coined term "survival of the fittest", usually credited to
Darwin because Spencer was kinda dumb. Idea societies grow into better societies
Max Weber - ANSWER Believed social change occurred through religion (key to
understanding society)
Wrote book called spirit of capitalism (religion lead to capitalism)
