Sociology 1301 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Sociology - ansthe systematic study of human society All if science is made up of 5 institutions - ansGovernment, Economics, Education, Religion and Family Structural-Functional Approach - ansa framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. Social Structure - ansany relatively stable pattern of social behavior. Coincides with Structural- Functional Approach

Sociology - Ans The scientific study of social behavior and human groups Six social systems (institutions) - Ans 1) family 2) religion 3) education 4) health care/media 5) government/politics 6) economy Science - Ans Body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation Natural science - Ans Study of physical features of nature (ex: astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, & physics

The sociological imagination is: The ability to use information to understand the world, yourself and others. The ability to use reason to sum up the situation. The undestanding of how larger historical scene relates to people's inner lives. Which of the following is not an aim of social sciene? Judging social values. Our attemps to learn about the society we live in come from? Direct experience, Tradition, Authority. Sociological Scientific theory adresses: What is and why. Which of ...

The age of enlightenment produced ________ basic ideas. five The flow of information, ideas, currency and people from one culture to another is ______. Global flow Sociology is _____ that focuses on the ________ within the social structure. social science/recurring patterns The sociological perceptive is the ability to __________. see the general in the particular Which theory sees society as the parts of an animal that are working together Structural Functionists

T1: Which term is used to describe a systematic, organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem?the scientific method T1: What is a theoryA theory is a set of generalizations supported by facts T1: What is a survey?A survey consists of precisely worded questions. Data collection is systematic. The researcher can study a large number of cases with relative ease when compared to other methods T1: A measurable trait or characteristic tha...

U.S. sociologist C. Wright Mills argued that times of social crisis foster widespread sociological thinking.True Sociologists use the term "social marginality" to refer topeople who are defined by others as an "outsider" The United States falls within which category of the world's nations?High-Income nations Making use of the sociological perspective encourageschallenging many commonlyheld beliefs.

Social Class - ans Based on property, power, prestige Fundamental orientation to life Responsible for different chances and opportunities in life. ex. people like us Property - ans Anything you own; actual items/monetary gains Wealth = property value - debt Highly concentrated Upper class/Super class Income—flow of money Highly concentrated Avg. per capita income = $42,000 (avg. per person for every person 15yrs and older in U.S.)

Sociology - ansthe systematic study of human society All if science is made up of 5 institutions - ansGovernment, Economics, Education, Religion and Family Structural-Functional Approach - ansa framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. Social Structure - ansany relatively stable pattern of social behavior. Coincides with Structural- Functional Approach. Social Functions - ansthe consequences of any so...

Sociology - Ans study of human behavior/interaction Sociological Imagination - Ans ability to see societal patterns in everyday life Social Structure - Ans organized patterns of social relationships empiricism - Ans careful and systematic observation of the natural world debunking - Ans looking behind the facade to see what is really going on August Compt - Ans theorist who coins the term "sociology"

sociology - Ans scientific study of society (Different cultures, groups, social institutions, religion, family structure) reason to study sociology - Ans you interact with people who are different from you Sociological imagination creator/founder/father - Ans C. Wright Mills Sociological imagination - Ans you can never fully understand an individual unless you also understand the society and historical time period in which he/she lives, personal troubles (unemployment and divorce) and soci...