SOC 400 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
sociology Answer - the scientific study of society and human social interaction,
it is the study of human behaviors as they are affected by social interactions
within groups, organizations, and the planet
social interaction Answer - everyday events in which the people involved
1. take on another into account
2. consciously and unconsciously attach meaning to the situation
3. interpret what others are saying and doing, and then respond accordingly
social forces Answer - the human created ways of doing things that influence,
pressure, or force people to behave, influence, pressure, or force people to
behave, interact, with others, and think in specified ways (globalization, racial
or ethnic classes, technology, institutions)
benefits of the sociological perspective Answer - - helps us assess the truth of
"common sense"
- helps us assess both opportunities and constraints in our lives
-encourages us to see individually in social context
social facts (defined by sociologist Emile Durkheim) Answer - ideas, feelings,
and ways of behaving "that possess the remarkable property of existing outside
the consciousness of the individual." from the time we are born, the people
around us seek to impose upon us ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that we
had no hand in creating
, institution Answer - a relatively stable and predictable arrangement among
people that has emerged over time with the purpose of coordinating human
interaction and behavior in ways that meet some social need. (marriage, the
family, religion, schools)
C.W. Mills "The Sociological Imagination" Answer - the ability to connect
impersonal and remote historical forces to the most basic incidents of an
individual's life. The sociological imagination enables people to distinguish
between personal troubles and public issues.
troubles Answer - personal needs, problems, and difficulties that can be
explained in terms of individual short comings related to motivation, attitude,
ability, character or judgement
issues Answer - a matter that can be explained only by factors outside an
individual's control and immediate environment
industrial revolution and the nature of work Answer - industrialization
transformed individual workshops into factories, craftsmen into machine
operators, and hand production into machine production
Karl Marx's Theories Answer - conflict is the major force that drives social
change. class conflict derived from opposing interests of the exploited and
exploiting classes:
-Bourgeoisie (owners of means of production)
- Proletariat (individuals who must sell their labor to the bourgeoisie)
Emile Durkheim's Theories Answer - interested in solidarity (bonds between
individuals) and social interactions
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
sociology Answer - the scientific study of society and human social interaction,
it is the study of human behaviors as they are affected by social interactions
within groups, organizations, and the planet
social interaction Answer - everyday events in which the people involved
1. take on another into account
2. consciously and unconsciously attach meaning to the situation
3. interpret what others are saying and doing, and then respond accordingly
social forces Answer - the human created ways of doing things that influence,
pressure, or force people to behave, influence, pressure, or force people to
behave, interact, with others, and think in specified ways (globalization, racial
or ethnic classes, technology, institutions)
benefits of the sociological perspective Answer - - helps us assess the truth of
"common sense"
- helps us assess both opportunities and constraints in our lives
-encourages us to see individually in social context
social facts (defined by sociologist Emile Durkheim) Answer - ideas, feelings,
and ways of behaving "that possess the remarkable property of existing outside
the consciousness of the individual." from the time we are born, the people
around us seek to impose upon us ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that we
had no hand in creating
, institution Answer - a relatively stable and predictable arrangement among
people that has emerged over time with the purpose of coordinating human
interaction and behavior in ways that meet some social need. (marriage, the
family, religion, schools)
C.W. Mills "The Sociological Imagination" Answer - the ability to connect
impersonal and remote historical forces to the most basic incidents of an
individual's life. The sociological imagination enables people to distinguish
between personal troubles and public issues.
troubles Answer - personal needs, problems, and difficulties that can be
explained in terms of individual short comings related to motivation, attitude,
ability, character or judgement
issues Answer - a matter that can be explained only by factors outside an
individual's control and immediate environment
industrial revolution and the nature of work Answer - industrialization
transformed individual workshops into factories, craftsmen into machine
operators, and hand production into machine production
Karl Marx's Theories Answer - conflict is the major force that drives social
change. class conflict derived from opposing interests of the exploited and
exploiting classes:
-Bourgeoisie (owners of means of production)
- Proletariat (individuals who must sell their labor to the bourgeoisie)
Emile Durkheim's Theories Answer - interested in solidarity (bonds between
individuals) and social interactions
