SOCIOLOGY 1000 EXAM #1 MIZZOU (BREKHUS) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
1. How does sociology differ from conventional wisdom?
(use examples) - Answers Sociology-
requires evidence and statistics. Whereas common sense simply requires beliefs and faith that
are recognized as part of a culture's. it also uses systematic patterns
CW-
uses single anecdotes
uses common sense or faith
ex: "children are our most precious commodity"-- people say that we love children, yet soc
proves that wrong because 1 in 4 children live in poverty an U.S. politics are favored towards
senior citizens.
2A. Sociology vs psychology - Answers Soc-
focuses on a group
Ex: Suicide- focuses on groups that commit the most suicides.
Psych-
focuses on the individual (the brain)
Ex: Suicide- MENTALLY an issue-- views on psychological health.
2B. Durkheim Unhappiness theory (explain) - Answers Egoistic suicide- "excessive
individualism" --lack of integration
Ex: men 65+ have high rates possibly due to the fact that they are out of a job and may have lost
their spouse and are LONLEY
Anomic Suicide- "Excessive freedom" --lack of regulations
ex: winning the lottery
UPDATE 2025/2026
1. How does sociology differ from conventional wisdom?
(use examples) - Answers Sociology-
requires evidence and statistics. Whereas common sense simply requires beliefs and faith that
are recognized as part of a culture's. it also uses systematic patterns
CW-
uses single anecdotes
uses common sense or faith
ex: "children are our most precious commodity"-- people say that we love children, yet soc
proves that wrong because 1 in 4 children live in poverty an U.S. politics are favored towards
senior citizens.
2A. Sociology vs psychology - Answers Soc-
focuses on a group
Ex: Suicide- focuses on groups that commit the most suicides.
Psych-
focuses on the individual (the brain)
Ex: Suicide- MENTALLY an issue-- views on psychological health.
2B. Durkheim Unhappiness theory (explain) - Answers Egoistic suicide- "excessive
individualism" --lack of integration
Ex: men 65+ have high rates possibly due to the fact that they are out of a job and may have lost
their spouse and are LONLEY
Anomic Suicide- "Excessive freedom" --lack of regulations
ex: winning the lottery
