TESC SOC 101 Final Exam 2023 with complete solution
Megalopis
A densely populated area containing two ore more cities and their suburbs
Entropy Postindustrial Population
Social entropy is a macrosociological systems theory. It is a measure of the natural
decay within a social system. It can refer to the decomposition of social structure or of
the disappearance of social distinctions.
Anomie is the maximum state of social entropy
New Religious Movement
(NRM) or "Cult" - a small, secretive religious group that represents either a new religion
or a major innovation of an existing faith.
Gentrification
The resettlement of low-income city neighborhoods by prosperous families and
business firms.
Racism
The belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior.
Sexism
The ideology that one sex is superior to the other.
Gerontology
The scientific study of the sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the
problems of the aged.
Kinship
The state of being related to others.
Machismo Socialization
Machismo - a sense of virility, personal worth, and pride in one's maleness.
Profane Theism
The ordinary and commonplace elements of life, as distinguished from the sacred.
Laissez-Faire
A form of capitalism under which people compete freely with minimal government
intervention in the economy.
Totalitarianism Social Control
Virtually complete government control and surveillance over all aspects of a society's
social and political life.
Traditional Authority
Legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.
Charismatic Authority
Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or
emotional appeal to his or her followers.
Cultural Capital
Non-economic goods, such as family background and education, which are reflected in
a knowledge of language and the arts.
Deindustrialization
The systematic, widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity,
such as factories and plants.
The correspondence principle dictatorship
, A term used by Bowles and Gintis to refer to the tendency of schools to promote the
values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types
of jobs typically held by members of their class.
Human Ecology
An area of study that is concerned with the interrelationships between people and their
environments.
dysfunction
Many organizations have been established to assist poor people in the United States.
However, when poor people seek aid from these groups, they often encounter
insurmountable and frustrating red tape. This red tape is an example
An element or a process of society that may actually disrupt a social system or lead to a
decrease in stability is referred to as
sociological imagination
The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate,
personal social settings and the remote, impersonal social world.
A study that concentrates on the behavior of people listening to a religious service
compared to those listening to a rock concert
Functionalist Perspective- A system of interconnected parts that work together in
harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole.
-Emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society
-Emphasizes the integrative power of education in human society
-Maintains that strong central values and common norms are necessary to maintain the
stability of a society.
-Emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling members to
anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly
-Sociological perspective would note we become more quickly involved in "human
rights" issues when oil is at stake, as in the Middle East
-Sociological perspective would suggest that social change has influenced the family, in
that many former traditional family activities such as education have been assumed by
other social institutions
-Sociological perspective encourages us to examine the ways in which a social
institution gratifies the needs of its members and contributes to the stability of society
-Perspective says that political contributions keep the public involved in the democratic
process and connected to the candidates
conflict perspective
-Assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of struggle or tension among
competing groups?
-Sociological perspective asserts that certain behavior is evaluated as deviant while
other behavior is not because people with power protect their own interests and define
deviance to suit their own needs.
-Views education as an instrument of elite domination
-Views race from the macro-level and purports the economic structure as a central
factor in the exploitation of minority groups.
-Sociological perspective would most likely argue that Talcott Parsons and Robert
Bales's analysis of gender roles masks underlying power relations between men and
women
Megalopis
A densely populated area containing two ore more cities and their suburbs
Entropy Postindustrial Population
Social entropy is a macrosociological systems theory. It is a measure of the natural
decay within a social system. It can refer to the decomposition of social structure or of
the disappearance of social distinctions.
Anomie is the maximum state of social entropy
New Religious Movement
(NRM) or "Cult" - a small, secretive religious group that represents either a new religion
or a major innovation of an existing faith.
Gentrification
The resettlement of low-income city neighborhoods by prosperous families and
business firms.
Racism
The belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior.
Sexism
The ideology that one sex is superior to the other.
Gerontology
The scientific study of the sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the
problems of the aged.
Kinship
The state of being related to others.
Machismo Socialization
Machismo - a sense of virility, personal worth, and pride in one's maleness.
Profane Theism
The ordinary and commonplace elements of life, as distinguished from the sacred.
Laissez-Faire
A form of capitalism under which people compete freely with minimal government
intervention in the economy.
Totalitarianism Social Control
Virtually complete government control and surveillance over all aspects of a society's
social and political life.
Traditional Authority
Legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.
Charismatic Authority
Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or
emotional appeal to his or her followers.
Cultural Capital
Non-economic goods, such as family background and education, which are reflected in
a knowledge of language and the arts.
Deindustrialization
The systematic, widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity,
such as factories and plants.
The correspondence principle dictatorship
, A term used by Bowles and Gintis to refer to the tendency of schools to promote the
values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types
of jobs typically held by members of their class.
Human Ecology
An area of study that is concerned with the interrelationships between people and their
environments.
dysfunction
Many organizations have been established to assist poor people in the United States.
However, when poor people seek aid from these groups, they often encounter
insurmountable and frustrating red tape. This red tape is an example
An element or a process of society that may actually disrupt a social system or lead to a
decrease in stability is referred to as
sociological imagination
The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate,
personal social settings and the remote, impersonal social world.
A study that concentrates on the behavior of people listening to a religious service
compared to those listening to a rock concert
Functionalist Perspective- A system of interconnected parts that work together in
harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole.
-Emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society
-Emphasizes the integrative power of education in human society
-Maintains that strong central values and common norms are necessary to maintain the
stability of a society.
-Emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling members to
anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly
-Sociological perspective would note we become more quickly involved in "human
rights" issues when oil is at stake, as in the Middle East
-Sociological perspective would suggest that social change has influenced the family, in
that many former traditional family activities such as education have been assumed by
other social institutions
-Sociological perspective encourages us to examine the ways in which a social
institution gratifies the needs of its members and contributes to the stability of society
-Perspective says that political contributions keep the public involved in the democratic
process and connected to the candidates
conflict perspective
-Assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of struggle or tension among
competing groups?
-Sociological perspective asserts that certain behavior is evaluated as deviant while
other behavior is not because people with power protect their own interests and define
deviance to suit their own needs.
-Views education as an instrument of elite domination
-Views race from the macro-level and purports the economic structure as a central
factor in the exploitation of minority groups.
-Sociological perspective would most likely argue that Talcott Parsons and Robert
Bales's analysis of gender roles masks underlying power relations between men and
women
