WVU: SOCIOLOGY 101 EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Augusta Comte - ANSWER-Coined the term Sociology
The effect of the Ancient Regime and the French Revolution - ANSWER-
The idea of Epistemology - ANSWER-1. Determining if society is an object in man's
environment to manipulate
2. Determining if man is part of society being manipulated
3. The study of knowledge and the justified belief that one can study the issue
4. All of these represent the idea (Test Answer)
According to structural functionalism, individuals act a certain way in the an
particular_______ - ANSWER-Roles
Why are women more likely than men to avoid casual sex? - ANSWER-Women are
more concerned about damages to their reputations
The beauty industry and it's connection to gender - ANSWER-The beauty industry
knows what you have been conditioned to think is beauty and they are selling it to
you
Social Statistics - ANSWER-The study of social stability and order
Social Dynamics - ANSWER-The study of social change
Emille Durkheim - ANSWER-Father of sociology; first sociology department in a
college
Social Facts - ANSWER-Durkheim's term for a group's patterns of behavior
Social Solidarity - ANSWER-Shared morals and connections between individuals
Organic Solidarity - ANSWER-How everything works; complex
Mechanical Solidarity - ANSWER-Durkheim's term for the unity that people feel as a
result of performing the same or similar tasks
Social Bonds - ANSWER-What holds societies together
Suicide Study (Durkheim) - ANSWER-1. Religion
2. Age
3. Marital Status
4. Gender
5. Employment
, Durkheim's effect of social institutions on individual behavior - ANSWER-
Karl Marx - ANSWER-Father of Communism
Marx central argument - ANSWER-Did not believe Democracy and Capitalism were
compatible
How does Marx define class? - ANSWER-Determined by property relations not by
income or status
Marx's Class Structure - ANSWER-1. Bourgeoisie (Capitalists)
2. Proletariat (Workers)
3. Petite Bourgeoisie (Small Capitalists)
Proletariat - ANSWER-Working class
Bourgeoisie - ANSWER-Middle class
Max Weber - ANSWER-Thought of social order; multidimensional analysis of society
Motivations of social action - ANSWER-Motivated by both class and status
Weber's power and authority analysis - ANSWER-Power affects more than personal
relationships; it shapes larger dynamics like social groups, professional
organizations, and governments
Charismatic authority - ANSWER-Points to an individual who possesses certain traits
that make a leader extraordinary
Traditional authority - ANSWER-Indicates the presence of a dominant personality;
Leader
Legal-Rational authority - ANSWER-Grounded in clearly defined laws; obedience of
people
How does social context impact your social life? - ANSWER-Social context
influences a person's sense of self-efficacy. Being at the top builds confidence and
allows you to set the social context; determine by immediate surroundings
Social Context - ANSWER-The social environments, including economic and cultural
conditions, that influence people's lives.
Influences of social context - ANSWER-How things are viewed in a given situation
Neo-Marxism Perspective - ANSWER-Theory of the capitalist state: examines the
governing institutions of a society
Capitalist State - ANSWER-Policy that benefited the working class as concessions
made to the working class to save capitalism from its own worst tendencies (Social
Security/Workers Comp/Obamacare/Food Stamps)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Augusta Comte - ANSWER-Coined the term Sociology
The effect of the Ancient Regime and the French Revolution - ANSWER-
The idea of Epistemology - ANSWER-1. Determining if society is an object in man's
environment to manipulate
2. Determining if man is part of society being manipulated
3. The study of knowledge and the justified belief that one can study the issue
4. All of these represent the idea (Test Answer)
According to structural functionalism, individuals act a certain way in the an
particular_______ - ANSWER-Roles
Why are women more likely than men to avoid casual sex? - ANSWER-Women are
more concerned about damages to their reputations
The beauty industry and it's connection to gender - ANSWER-The beauty industry
knows what you have been conditioned to think is beauty and they are selling it to
you
Social Statistics - ANSWER-The study of social stability and order
Social Dynamics - ANSWER-The study of social change
Emille Durkheim - ANSWER-Father of sociology; first sociology department in a
college
Social Facts - ANSWER-Durkheim's term for a group's patterns of behavior
Social Solidarity - ANSWER-Shared morals and connections between individuals
Organic Solidarity - ANSWER-How everything works; complex
Mechanical Solidarity - ANSWER-Durkheim's term for the unity that people feel as a
result of performing the same or similar tasks
Social Bonds - ANSWER-What holds societies together
Suicide Study (Durkheim) - ANSWER-1. Religion
2. Age
3. Marital Status
4. Gender
5. Employment
, Durkheim's effect of social institutions on individual behavior - ANSWER-
Karl Marx - ANSWER-Father of Communism
Marx central argument - ANSWER-Did not believe Democracy and Capitalism were
compatible
How does Marx define class? - ANSWER-Determined by property relations not by
income or status
Marx's Class Structure - ANSWER-1. Bourgeoisie (Capitalists)
2. Proletariat (Workers)
3. Petite Bourgeoisie (Small Capitalists)
Proletariat - ANSWER-Working class
Bourgeoisie - ANSWER-Middle class
Max Weber - ANSWER-Thought of social order; multidimensional analysis of society
Motivations of social action - ANSWER-Motivated by both class and status
Weber's power and authority analysis - ANSWER-Power affects more than personal
relationships; it shapes larger dynamics like social groups, professional
organizations, and governments
Charismatic authority - ANSWER-Points to an individual who possesses certain traits
that make a leader extraordinary
Traditional authority - ANSWER-Indicates the presence of a dominant personality;
Leader
Legal-Rational authority - ANSWER-Grounded in clearly defined laws; obedience of
people
How does social context impact your social life? - ANSWER-Social context
influences a person's sense of self-efficacy. Being at the top builds confidence and
allows you to set the social context; determine by immediate surroundings
Social Context - ANSWER-The social environments, including economic and cultural
conditions, that influence people's lives.
Influences of social context - ANSWER-How things are viewed in a given situation
Neo-Marxism Perspective - ANSWER-Theory of the capitalist state: examines the
governing institutions of a society
Capitalist State - ANSWER-Policy that benefited the working class as concessions
made to the working class to save capitalism from its own worst tendencies (Social
Security/Workers Comp/Obamacare/Food Stamps)
