COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIOLOGY EXAMINATION- 2026
END OF SEMESTER |FINAL SPRING
Course Title: Sociology
Course Code: _______________________
Date: ______________________________
Time Allowed: ______________________
Reliability
the extent to which research produces consistent or dependable results
independent variable
The variable that you change
, dependent variable
the variable that is measured in an experiment
theory
a well-tested explanation for a broad set of observations
paradigm
(n.) an example that is a perfect pattern or model (Because the new SUV was so popular, it
became the paradigm upon which all others were modeled.) [types - macro & micro]
macro level orientation
a broad focus on sociology structures that shape society as a whole; looks at big picture (like
observing a city from helicopter) [types - Structural-Functional Paradigm and Social-Conflict
paradigm]
Structural-functional paradigm
Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton - Relationship between the parts of society
How aspects of society are functional (adaptive)[So SF sees society as an organism that is able
to adapt to change and has developed this complex system of structures to function in a
changing world]
Social-Conflict paradigm
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIOLOGY EXAMINATION- 2026
END OF SEMESTER |FINAL SPRING
Course Title: Sociology
Course Code: _______________________
Date: ______________________________
Time Allowed: ______________________
Reliability
the extent to which research produces consistent or dependable results
independent variable
The variable that you change
, dependent variable
the variable that is measured in an experiment
theory
a well-tested explanation for a broad set of observations
paradigm
(n.) an example that is a perfect pattern or model (Because the new SUV was so popular, it
became the paradigm upon which all others were modeled.) [types - macro & micro]
macro level orientation
a broad focus on sociology structures that shape society as a whole; looks at big picture (like
observing a city from helicopter) [types - Structural-Functional Paradigm and Social-Conflict
paradigm]
Structural-functional paradigm
Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton - Relationship between the parts of society
How aspects of society are functional (adaptive)[So SF sees society as an organism that is able
to adapt to change and has developed this complex system of structures to function in a
changing world]
Social-Conflict paradigm
