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LSU Sociology 2001 Final Exam Questions and
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Q: altruistic suicide
Ans: where ties to the group or community are considered more important than
individual identity
Q: anomic suicide
Ans: occurs when the structure of society is weakened or disrupted and people
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feel hopelesss and disillusioned
Q: fatalistic suicide
Ans: occurs when people see no possible way to improve their oppressive
circumstances
Q: comparitive method
Ans: compares existing official statistics and historical records across groups to
test a theory about some social phenomenon
Q: egotistic suicide
Ans: occurs in settings where the individual is emphasized over group or
community connections
Q: individualistic explanation
Ans: tendency to attribute people's achievements and failures to their personal
qualities
Q: macrolevel
Ans: way of examining human life that focuses on the broad social forces and
structural features of society that exist above the level of individual people
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Q: microlevel
Ans: way of examining human life that focuses on the immediate, everyday
experiences of individuals
Q: sociological imagination
Ans: ability to see the impact of social forces on our private lives
Q: sociology
Ans: systematic study of human societies
Q: achieved status
Ans: social position earned
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Q: ascribed status
Ans: social status given at birth
Q: coalition
Ans: subgroup of a triad, formed when two of the members unite against the
third
Q: conflict perspective
Ans: views the structure of society as a source of inequality that always benefits
some groups at the expense of other groups
Q: culture
Ans: language, values, beliefs, etc that characterize a society
Q: dyad
Ans: group consisting of two people
Q: feminist perspective
LSU Sociology 2001 Final Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Correct Answers Already
Graded A+
Q: altruistic suicide
Ans: where ties to the group or community are considered more important than
individual identity
Q: anomic suicide
Ans: occurs when the structure of society is weakened or disrupted and people
Exampromax - Stuvia US
feel hopelesss and disillusioned
Q: fatalistic suicide
Ans: occurs when people see no possible way to improve their oppressive
circumstances
Q: comparitive method
Ans: compares existing official statistics and historical records across groups to
test a theory about some social phenomenon
Q: egotistic suicide
Ans: occurs in settings where the individual is emphasized over group or
community connections
Q: individualistic explanation
Ans: tendency to attribute people's achievements and failures to their personal
qualities
Q: macrolevel
Ans: way of examining human life that focuses on the broad social forces and
structural features of society that exist above the level of individual people
, 2 Exampromax - Stuvia US
Q: microlevel
Ans: way of examining human life that focuses on the immediate, everyday
experiences of individuals
Q: sociological imagination
Ans: ability to see the impact of social forces on our private lives
Q: sociology
Ans: systematic study of human societies
Q: achieved status
Ans: social position earned
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Q: ascribed status
Ans: social status given at birth
Q: coalition
Ans: subgroup of a triad, formed when two of the members unite against the
third
Q: conflict perspective
Ans: views the structure of society as a source of inequality that always benefits
some groups at the expense of other groups
Q: culture
Ans: language, values, beliefs, etc that characterize a society
Q: dyad
Ans: group consisting of two people
Q: feminist perspective
