Chap 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
Sociologists developed theories to explain? - ANS social occurrences such as protest rallies
in Sociology a theory is? - ANS is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions and to
create testable propositions about society
Social solidarity described ? - ANS social ties that bind a group of people together such as
kinship, shared location, or religion.
Durkheim's works show the importance of ? - ANS theory in sociology
Proposing theories supported by data gives sociologists a way to? - ANS explain social patterns
and to posit cause-and-effect relationships in social situations.
Grand theories, also described as macro-level are? - ANS attempts to explain large-scale
relationships and answer fundamental questions such as why societies form and why they
change. These theories tend to be abstract and can be difficult if not impossible to test
empirically.
Micro-level Theories are ? - ANS are at the other end of the scale and cover very specific
relationships between individuals or small groups. They are dependent on their context and are
more concrete. This means they are more scientifically testable.
Paradigms are ? - ANS are philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to
formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.
what are the 3 paradigms have in come to dominate sociological thinking because they provide
useful explanations? - ANS structural functionalism,
conflict theory, and
symbolic interactionism.
Sociological Theories or Perspectives ?
Different sociological perspectives enable sociologists to view social issues through a variety of
useful lenses. - ANS 1)
Sociological Paradigm
Structural Functionalism
Levels of analysis
Macro or mid
focuses
, How each part of society functions together to contribute to the whole
2)
Sociological Paradigm
Conflict Theory
Levels of analysis
Macro
focuses
How inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power
3)
Sociological Paradigm
Symbolic interactionism
Levels of analysis
Micro
focuses
One to one interactions and communications
Functionalism also called structural functional theory sees? - ANS society as a structure with
interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up
that society. It is the oldest of the main theories of sociology.
(grew out of the writings of english philosopher and biologist Herbert Spencer )
who applies spencer's analogy to explain the structure of societies and how they changed and
survived over time? - ANS Emile Durkheim
Dynamic equilibrium is? - ANS According to this sociological viewpoint, the parts of society are
interdependent. This means each part influences the others. In a healthy society, all of these
parts work together to produce a stable state
what did durkheim believe ? - ANS that individuals may make up society, but in order to study
society, sociologists have to look beyond individuals to social facts. Social facts are the laws,
morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals, and all of the cultural rules that
govern social life
Social Facts ? - ANS are the laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals,
and all of the cultural rules that govern social life
Sociologists developed theories to explain? - ANS social occurrences such as protest rallies
in Sociology a theory is? - ANS is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions and to
create testable propositions about society
Social solidarity described ? - ANS social ties that bind a group of people together such as
kinship, shared location, or religion.
Durkheim's works show the importance of ? - ANS theory in sociology
Proposing theories supported by data gives sociologists a way to? - ANS explain social patterns
and to posit cause-and-effect relationships in social situations.
Grand theories, also described as macro-level are? - ANS attempts to explain large-scale
relationships and answer fundamental questions such as why societies form and why they
change. These theories tend to be abstract and can be difficult if not impossible to test
empirically.
Micro-level Theories are ? - ANS are at the other end of the scale and cover very specific
relationships between individuals or small groups. They are dependent on their context and are
more concrete. This means they are more scientifically testable.
Paradigms are ? - ANS are philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to
formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.
what are the 3 paradigms have in come to dominate sociological thinking because they provide
useful explanations? - ANS structural functionalism,
conflict theory, and
symbolic interactionism.
Sociological Theories or Perspectives ?
Different sociological perspectives enable sociologists to view social issues through a variety of
useful lenses. - ANS 1)
Sociological Paradigm
Structural Functionalism
Levels of analysis
Macro or mid
focuses
, How each part of society functions together to contribute to the whole
2)
Sociological Paradigm
Conflict Theory
Levels of analysis
Macro
focuses
How inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power
3)
Sociological Paradigm
Symbolic interactionism
Levels of analysis
Micro
focuses
One to one interactions and communications
Functionalism also called structural functional theory sees? - ANS society as a structure with
interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up
that society. It is the oldest of the main theories of sociology.
(grew out of the writings of english philosopher and biologist Herbert Spencer )
who applies spencer's analogy to explain the structure of societies and how they changed and
survived over time? - ANS Emile Durkheim
Dynamic equilibrium is? - ANS According to this sociological viewpoint, the parts of society are
interdependent. This means each part influences the others. In a healthy society, all of these
parts work together to produce a stable state
what did durkheim believe ? - ANS that individuals may make up society, but in order to study
society, sociologists have to look beyond individuals to social facts. Social facts are the laws,
morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals, and all of the cultural rules that
govern social life
Social Facts ? - ANS are the laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals,
and all of the cultural rules that govern social life
