SOC 101 EXAM 1 PADILLA UNR
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
Sociology (n) - ANSWER-Scientific study of human social Relations, groups in
society
Social embeddedness - ANSWER-The idea that economic, political and other forms
of human behavior are fundamentally shaped by social relations
Social imagination - ANSWER-Ability to grasp the relationship between individual
lives and the larger social forces that help to shape them
Agency - ANSWER-The ability of individuals or groups to exercise free will to
influence social change
Structure - ANSWER-Patterned social arrangements that have on agency
Critical thinking - ANSWER-The ability to evaluate claims using reason and evidence
Positivists - ANSWER-Science that is based on fact alone
Macro level - ANSWER-Theories of the world that are concerned with large scale
pattern and institutions
Micro level - ANSWER-World theories that are concerned with small scale patterns
and institutions
Collective consciousness - ANSWER-Set of shared beliefs, ideas and moral
attitudes which operate as a unifying force within inside
Sociological theory - ANSWER-Rigorous frameworks for interpretation of social life
that make particular assumptions and particular about the social world
Functionalism - ANSWER-Sociological theory that explains social organization and
change in terms of roles performed by different social structures, Phenomena and
institutions
Manifest function - ANSWER-Functions that are intentional or obvious
Latent function - ANSWER-Functions that are not recognized or expected
Social conflict - ANSWER-Theory that seeks to explain social organization and
change in terms of conflict is built into social relation
, Symbolic interactionism - ANSWER-Individual self and society as a whole are the
products of social interaction based on symbols
Symbols - ANSWER-Representation of things that are not immediately present to
our senses
Auguste Comte - ANSWER-Believed the scientific study of sociology could help
manage social change that was not with you crying during this time due to industrial
revolution
Social statics - ANSWER-The way Society is held together
Social dynamics - ANSWER-The laws that govern social change
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER-Est. What sociology would study
Capitalism, individual decisions, and suicide
Karl Marx - ANSWER-Father of conflict perspective with his discussions of class
conflict, where one class prospers at the expense of another
Class Conflict (Karl Marx) - ANSWER-Competition between social classes over the
distribution of wealth, power, and other valuable resources in society
Proletariat - ANSWER-The working class, wage workers
Bourgeoisie - ANSWER-The capitalist or property owning class
Max Weber - ANSWER-Believe that an adequate explanation of the social world
takes into account what people do and say
Bureaucracy - ANSWER-Formal organizations characterized by written rules,
hierarchical authority, and aid staff intended to promote organizational efficiency
W.E.B. DuBois - ANSWER-Introduced the study of race, racism, and racial identity
Double consciousness - ANSWER-African-Americans must be aware of the norms,
values and traditions of both white America and black culture
Scientific Method - ANSWER-Learning about the world through logically constructing
theories and systematic examination to explain how things work
falsification - ANSWER-Ability of a theory to be tested and proven wrong
Replication - ANSWER-Repetition using different sample or population to verify or
refute original finding
Objectivity - ANSWER-The ability to represent the object accurately without bias
Theory. - ANSWER-Logical explanation of how or why social phenomenon exist
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
Sociology (n) - ANSWER-Scientific study of human social Relations, groups in
society
Social embeddedness - ANSWER-The idea that economic, political and other forms
of human behavior are fundamentally shaped by social relations
Social imagination - ANSWER-Ability to grasp the relationship between individual
lives and the larger social forces that help to shape them
Agency - ANSWER-The ability of individuals or groups to exercise free will to
influence social change
Structure - ANSWER-Patterned social arrangements that have on agency
Critical thinking - ANSWER-The ability to evaluate claims using reason and evidence
Positivists - ANSWER-Science that is based on fact alone
Macro level - ANSWER-Theories of the world that are concerned with large scale
pattern and institutions
Micro level - ANSWER-World theories that are concerned with small scale patterns
and institutions
Collective consciousness - ANSWER-Set of shared beliefs, ideas and moral
attitudes which operate as a unifying force within inside
Sociological theory - ANSWER-Rigorous frameworks for interpretation of social life
that make particular assumptions and particular about the social world
Functionalism - ANSWER-Sociological theory that explains social organization and
change in terms of roles performed by different social structures, Phenomena and
institutions
Manifest function - ANSWER-Functions that are intentional or obvious
Latent function - ANSWER-Functions that are not recognized or expected
Social conflict - ANSWER-Theory that seeks to explain social organization and
change in terms of conflict is built into social relation
, Symbolic interactionism - ANSWER-Individual self and society as a whole are the
products of social interaction based on symbols
Symbols - ANSWER-Representation of things that are not immediately present to
our senses
Auguste Comte - ANSWER-Believed the scientific study of sociology could help
manage social change that was not with you crying during this time due to industrial
revolution
Social statics - ANSWER-The way Society is held together
Social dynamics - ANSWER-The laws that govern social change
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER-Est. What sociology would study
Capitalism, individual decisions, and suicide
Karl Marx - ANSWER-Father of conflict perspective with his discussions of class
conflict, where one class prospers at the expense of another
Class Conflict (Karl Marx) - ANSWER-Competition between social classes over the
distribution of wealth, power, and other valuable resources in society
Proletariat - ANSWER-The working class, wage workers
Bourgeoisie - ANSWER-The capitalist or property owning class
Max Weber - ANSWER-Believe that an adequate explanation of the social world
takes into account what people do and say
Bureaucracy - ANSWER-Formal organizations characterized by written rules,
hierarchical authority, and aid staff intended to promote organizational efficiency
W.E.B. DuBois - ANSWER-Introduced the study of race, racism, and racial identity
Double consciousness - ANSWER-African-Americans must be aware of the norms,
values and traditions of both white America and black culture
Scientific Method - ANSWER-Learning about the world through logically constructing
theories and systematic examination to explain how things work
falsification - ANSWER-Ability of a theory to be tested and proven wrong
Replication - ANSWER-Repetition using different sample or population to verify or
refute original finding
Objectivity - ANSWER-The ability to represent the object accurately without bias
Theory. - ANSWER-Logical explanation of how or why social phenomenon exist
