SOC 210 EXAM|| 97 QUESTIONS
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Practical Knowledge (reciped) - ANSWER-everyday knowledge (schutz)
Scientific Knowledge - ANSWER-systematic, comprehensive, coherent, clear,
consistent knowledge
Sociology - ANSWER-the systematic or scientific study of human society and social
behavior
Society - ANSWER-a group of people who shape their lives in aggregated and
patterned ways that distinguish their group from other groups
Howard Becker - ANSWER-believed that sociology is the study of people "doing
things together" (humans are essentially social beings
Sociological Perspective - ANSWER-a way of looking at the world through a
sociological lense
Beginner's Mind - ANSWER-approaching the world without preconceptions in order
to see things in a new way (Bernard McGrane)
Expert's Mind - ANSWER-a mind so filled that it can't learn anything new
Sociological Imagination - ANSWER-a quality of the mind that allows us to
understand the relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social
forces (C. Wright Mills)
Theories - ANSWER-abstract propositions that explain the social world and make
predictions about the future (also referred to as paradigms)
Paradigms - ANSWER-a set of assumptions, theories, and perspectives that make
up a way of understanding social reality
Auguste Comte - ANSWER-founder of sociology and positivism
Positivism - ANSWER-the theory, developed by Auguste Comte, that sense
perceptions are the only valid source of knowledge
Harriet Martineau - ANSWER-progressive for her time and addressed slavery,
women's rights, and ending labor unions
"Introduction to Positive Sociology"
, Herbert Spencer - ANSWER-primarily responsible for the establishment of sociology
in Britain and America, coined the term "survival of the fittest", his social philosophy
is sometimes known as social darwinsim
"First Principles"
Social Darwinism - ANSWER-the application of the theory of evolution and the notion
of "survival of the fittest" to the study of society
Structural Functionalism - ANSWER-based on the idea that everything in society
plays a part, ordered system of structures that make up society
Durkheim, Parsons, Comte
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER-central figure in functionalist theory
mechanical solidarity, organic solidarity, anomie
Mechanical Solidarity - ANSWER-term developed by Emile Durkheim to describe the
type of social bonds present in premodern, aggregarion societies, in which shared
traditions and beliefs created a sense of social cohesion
Organic Solidarity - ANSWER-term developed by Emile Durkheim to describe the
type of social bonds present in modern societies, based on difference,
interdependence, and individual rights
Anomie - ANSWER-"normlessness", term used to describe the alienation and loss of
purpose that result from weaker social bonds and an increased pace of change
Solidarity - ANSWER-the degree of integration or unity within a particular society; the
extent to which individuals feel connected to other members of their group
Collective Effervesence - ANSWER-an intense energy in shared events where
people fell swept up in something larger than themselves
Collective Conscience - ANSWER-the shared morals and beliefs that are common to
a group and which foster social solidarity
Structure - ANSWER-a social institution that is relatively stable over time and that
meets the needs of society by performing functions necessary to maintain social
order and stability
Manifest Functions - ANSWER-the obvious, intended functions of a social structure
for the social system
Latent Functions - ANSWER-the less obvious, perhaps unintended functions of a
social structure
Dysfunction - ANSWER-a disturbance to or undesirable consequence of some
aspect of the social system
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Practical Knowledge (reciped) - ANSWER-everyday knowledge (schutz)
Scientific Knowledge - ANSWER-systematic, comprehensive, coherent, clear,
consistent knowledge
Sociology - ANSWER-the systematic or scientific study of human society and social
behavior
Society - ANSWER-a group of people who shape their lives in aggregated and
patterned ways that distinguish their group from other groups
Howard Becker - ANSWER-believed that sociology is the study of people "doing
things together" (humans are essentially social beings
Sociological Perspective - ANSWER-a way of looking at the world through a
sociological lense
Beginner's Mind - ANSWER-approaching the world without preconceptions in order
to see things in a new way (Bernard McGrane)
Expert's Mind - ANSWER-a mind so filled that it can't learn anything new
Sociological Imagination - ANSWER-a quality of the mind that allows us to
understand the relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social
forces (C. Wright Mills)
Theories - ANSWER-abstract propositions that explain the social world and make
predictions about the future (also referred to as paradigms)
Paradigms - ANSWER-a set of assumptions, theories, and perspectives that make
up a way of understanding social reality
Auguste Comte - ANSWER-founder of sociology and positivism
Positivism - ANSWER-the theory, developed by Auguste Comte, that sense
perceptions are the only valid source of knowledge
Harriet Martineau - ANSWER-progressive for her time and addressed slavery,
women's rights, and ending labor unions
"Introduction to Positive Sociology"
, Herbert Spencer - ANSWER-primarily responsible for the establishment of sociology
in Britain and America, coined the term "survival of the fittest", his social philosophy
is sometimes known as social darwinsim
"First Principles"
Social Darwinism - ANSWER-the application of the theory of evolution and the notion
of "survival of the fittest" to the study of society
Structural Functionalism - ANSWER-based on the idea that everything in society
plays a part, ordered system of structures that make up society
Durkheim, Parsons, Comte
Emile Durkheim - ANSWER-central figure in functionalist theory
mechanical solidarity, organic solidarity, anomie
Mechanical Solidarity - ANSWER-term developed by Emile Durkheim to describe the
type of social bonds present in premodern, aggregarion societies, in which shared
traditions and beliefs created a sense of social cohesion
Organic Solidarity - ANSWER-term developed by Emile Durkheim to describe the
type of social bonds present in modern societies, based on difference,
interdependence, and individual rights
Anomie - ANSWER-"normlessness", term used to describe the alienation and loss of
purpose that result from weaker social bonds and an increased pace of change
Solidarity - ANSWER-the degree of integration or unity within a particular society; the
extent to which individuals feel connected to other members of their group
Collective Effervesence - ANSWER-an intense energy in shared events where
people fell swept up in something larger than themselves
Collective Conscience - ANSWER-the shared morals and beliefs that are common to
a group and which foster social solidarity
Structure - ANSWER-a social institution that is relatively stable over time and that
meets the needs of society by performing functions necessary to maintain social
order and stability
Manifest Functions - ANSWER-the obvious, intended functions of a social structure
for the social system
Latent Functions - ANSWER-the less obvious, perhaps unintended functions of a
social structure
Dysfunction - ANSWER-a disturbance to or undesirable consequence of some
aspect of the social system
