SOC 400 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
Sociology - ans.... -study of society and human social interactions
And human behavior as they are affected by social interactions within groups,
organizations, societies, and the planet
Social interaction - ans.... -everyday events
People involved...
1. Take one another into account
2. Consciously/unconsciously attach meaning to event
3. Interpret others actions/responses then respond
Social forces - ans.... -human-created ways of doing things
Influence pressure/force people to behave/interact in specific ways
Examples: globalization, racial/ethnic classification/technology/institutions
Benefits of sociological perspective - ans.... -assess the truth of "common sense"
Understand ways our personal lives are shaped
Assess opportunities and constraints in our lives
Encourages us to see individuality in social context
Social facts - ans.... -Emile Durkheim
,Ideas, feelings, and ways of behaving imposed by other people
Exist outside the consciousness of the individual
Institutions - ans.... -stable and predictable arrangement among people
Purpose to coordinate human interactions/behaviors to meet some social need
C.w. mills
The sociological imagination - ans.... -ability to connect impersonal/remote
historical forces to events of an individual's life
Enables people to distinguish between personal troubles and public issues
Troubles - ans.... -personal needs, problems, and difficulties
Explained in terms of individual short comings related to motivation, attitude,
ability, character, or judgement
Issues - ans.... -matter only explained by factors outside an individual's control
and immediate environment
Industrial revolution and nature of work - ans.... -growth of factories and machine
production
Emergence of sociology
Industrial revolution and nature of interaction - ans.... -new modes of
transportation
Connected people in more reliable, time-efficient, less-time consuming ways
Increased opportunity for personal mobility
, Karl marx's three theories - ans.... -conflict is major force that drives social change
Class conflict- based on opposing interests of exploited and exploiting classes
Bourgeoisie- owners of means of production
Proletariat- individuals who must sell their labor
Emile Durkheim’s theories - ans.... -solidarity (bonds between individuals) and
social interactions
Suicide- severing relationships
Max weber's theories - ans.... -"social actions"-actions that people take in
response to others
Traditional- actions pursued because they were pursued in the past
Modern- pursued by most efficient means at any cost/irrespective of
consequences
Global perspective - ans.... -scale of interdependence changed by industrial
revolution (1850)
Intertwines lives of people around the world
Sociological theory - ans.... -set of core assumptions and core concepts that
examine how societies operate/how people relate them to one
another/responses to environment
Theoretical perspectives - ans.... -offer focus, vision of society, key
terms/vocabulary, central question to guide analysis
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
Sociology - ans.... -study of society and human social interactions
And human behavior as they are affected by social interactions within groups,
organizations, societies, and the planet
Social interaction - ans.... -everyday events
People involved...
1. Take one another into account
2. Consciously/unconsciously attach meaning to event
3. Interpret others actions/responses then respond
Social forces - ans.... -human-created ways of doing things
Influence pressure/force people to behave/interact in specific ways
Examples: globalization, racial/ethnic classification/technology/institutions
Benefits of sociological perspective - ans.... -assess the truth of "common sense"
Understand ways our personal lives are shaped
Assess opportunities and constraints in our lives
Encourages us to see individuality in social context
Social facts - ans.... -Emile Durkheim
,Ideas, feelings, and ways of behaving imposed by other people
Exist outside the consciousness of the individual
Institutions - ans.... -stable and predictable arrangement among people
Purpose to coordinate human interactions/behaviors to meet some social need
C.w. mills
The sociological imagination - ans.... -ability to connect impersonal/remote
historical forces to events of an individual's life
Enables people to distinguish between personal troubles and public issues
Troubles - ans.... -personal needs, problems, and difficulties
Explained in terms of individual short comings related to motivation, attitude,
ability, character, or judgement
Issues - ans.... -matter only explained by factors outside an individual's control
and immediate environment
Industrial revolution and nature of work - ans.... -growth of factories and machine
production
Emergence of sociology
Industrial revolution and nature of interaction - ans.... -new modes of
transportation
Connected people in more reliable, time-efficient, less-time consuming ways
Increased opportunity for personal mobility
, Karl marx's three theories - ans.... -conflict is major force that drives social change
Class conflict- based on opposing interests of exploited and exploiting classes
Bourgeoisie- owners of means of production
Proletariat- individuals who must sell their labor
Emile Durkheim’s theories - ans.... -solidarity (bonds between individuals) and
social interactions
Suicide- severing relationships
Max weber's theories - ans.... -"social actions"-actions that people take in
response to others
Traditional- actions pursued because they were pursued in the past
Modern- pursued by most efficient means at any cost/irrespective of
consequences
Global perspective - ans.... -scale of interdependence changed by industrial
revolution (1850)
Intertwines lives of people around the world
Sociological theory - ans.... -set of core assumptions and core concepts that
examine how societies operate/how people relate them to one
another/responses to environment
Theoretical perspectives - ans.... -offer focus, vision of society, key
terms/vocabulary, central question to guide analysis
