SOCI 1310 TEXAS STATE EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
What is the definition of Sociology? - ANS -Systematic study of human society
-Sociologist apply both theory and research methods to their examination of behavior
-Consider to be a science
What is social imagination? - ANS -Ability to see the relationship between what is happening
in people's personal lives and the social forces that surround them (C. Wright Mills)
-Rather than making blanket statements like "People are poor because its their own fault" take
a step back and look at all the reasons why they are poor or whatever the circumstance
-(An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society. It is based on
the ability to view our own society as an outsider might, rather than from the perspective of our
limited experiences and cultural biases.)
Aguste Comte - ANS -Considered the founder of sociology
-Grew up in the shadow of French revolution. Came from a time with a lot of devastation.
-Created the term Sociology:to apply to the science of human behavior.
-And the term "positivism"--a belief that the world could best be understood through scientific
inquiry
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, Emile Durkheim - ANS -Believed that society was based on social facts--patterned ways of
thinking, acting, and feeling that exist outside of any one individual, but that exert social control
over each person
-Example of Casey Anthony showing no emotion
-Anomie-Loss of shared values and sense of purpose in society
-Felling of being wanted or need is important to us, but when we loose it that is when Anomie
occurs it: leads to deviance, crime, no sense of connection or reaching out to someone,
connected to addiction, suicide
What is Anomie? - ANS -Loss of shared values and sense of purpose in society
-Felling of being wanted or need is important to us, but when we loose it that is when Anomie
occurs it: leads to deviance, crime, no sense of connection or reaching out to someone,
connected to addiction, suicide
What is the functionalist persepective? - ANS -Society is composed of interrelated parts that
all serve a function to promote stability and order (key words for test)
-All about stability and order are working for the greater good: government, education, health
care, military. When one collapses it affects the other
-Societies create institutions (government itself is an institution, education is another, and etc.)
that help the society survive
-Macro Approach
-Durkeium
What is the conflict perspective? - ANS -Groups in society are engaged in a continuous power
struggle for control of scarce resources. Conflict or Power (key words for test)
-Most of us know it as money
-Marx, Weber
-Marcro Approach
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
What is the definition of Sociology? - ANS -Systematic study of human society
-Sociologist apply both theory and research methods to their examination of behavior
-Consider to be a science
What is social imagination? - ANS -Ability to see the relationship between what is happening
in people's personal lives and the social forces that surround them (C. Wright Mills)
-Rather than making blanket statements like "People are poor because its their own fault" take
a step back and look at all the reasons why they are poor or whatever the circumstance
-(An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society. It is based on
the ability to view our own society as an outsider might, rather than from the perspective of our
limited experiences and cultural biases.)
Aguste Comte - ANS -Considered the founder of sociology
-Grew up in the shadow of French revolution. Came from a time with a lot of devastation.
-Created the term Sociology:to apply to the science of human behavior.
-And the term "positivism"--a belief that the world could best be understood through scientific
inquiry
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Emile Durkheim - ANS -Believed that society was based on social facts--patterned ways of
thinking, acting, and feeling that exist outside of any one individual, but that exert social control
over each person
-Example of Casey Anthony showing no emotion
-Anomie-Loss of shared values and sense of purpose in society
-Felling of being wanted or need is important to us, but when we loose it that is when Anomie
occurs it: leads to deviance, crime, no sense of connection or reaching out to someone,
connected to addiction, suicide
What is Anomie? - ANS -Loss of shared values and sense of purpose in society
-Felling of being wanted or need is important to us, but when we loose it that is when Anomie
occurs it: leads to deviance, crime, no sense of connection or reaching out to someone,
connected to addiction, suicide
What is the functionalist persepective? - ANS -Society is composed of interrelated parts that
all serve a function to promote stability and order (key words for test)
-All about stability and order are working for the greater good: government, education, health
care, military. When one collapses it affects the other
-Societies create institutions (government itself is an institution, education is another, and etc.)
that help the society survive
-Macro Approach
-Durkeium
What is the conflict perspective? - ANS -Groups in society are engaged in a continuous power
struggle for control of scarce resources. Conflict or Power (key words for test)
-Most of us know it as money
-Marx, Weber
-Marcro Approach
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
