Intro to sociology exam 1 study guide cfcc questions & answers 2023/2024
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Intro to sociology exam 1 study guide cfcc questions & answers 2023/2024
Sociology - ANSWER-Study of society (institutions, cultures, roles, individuals)
society - ANSWER-a group of people who shape their lives in aggregated and patterned ways that distinguish their group from other groups
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Intro to sociology exam 1 study guide
cfcc questions & answers 2023/2024
Sociology - ANSWER-Study of society (institutions, cultures, roles, individuals)
society - ANSWER-a group of people who shape their lives in aggregated and patterned ways that
distinguish their group from other groups
Culture - ANSWER-An inherited system of symbolic forms and moral demands that controls individual
behavior and shapes the entire way of a group of people, values , beliefs, norms, and adaptions to our
surroundings
micro sociology - ANSWER-Detailed, in depth ( human interactions, face to face, small-group, often
"interpretive" in nature
Macro Perspective - ANSWER-a large-scale view that takes into account social and economic reasons to
explain how and why things happen; relevant to Marxism and functionalism (society as a whole, large
scale institutions, aggregate patterns of behavior)
Sociological Imagination (C. Wright Mills) - ANSWER-a quality of the mind that allows us to understand
the relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social forces
Institutions - ANSWER-Society wide, aggregate patterns of behavior designed to solve specific problems
and/or accomplish specific tasks
Theory - ANSWER-Abstract proposition about how things are as well as how they should
*tested & retested
, Positivism (Auguste Comte) - ANSWER-Just like the physical world, the social world can be observed and
measured by laws-> the discipline that would describe the laws of social phenomenon and help control
laws of social phenomena and help control social life
•coined the term sociology
4 principles of positivism - ANSWER-Observation, experimental method, comparative analysis &
historical research
Functionalism (Durkheim) (macro) - ANSWER-•society is made up of interrelated parts of structures
•each structure has a function that contributes to the continued stability or equilibrium of the unified
whole
Group - ANSWER-Two or more statuses, shared norms, oriented to a general purpose
Conflict theory (Karl Marx) (macro) - ANSWER-•Conflict and tension are central facts of life
•these are caused by struggles over resources and power; with wealthy class organizing society to
represent their interests
-the Economy
- competition
-social change
Scarce resources are unevenly distributed among different social groups
Source of conflict = inequality
Economy: most important sector & chef source of conflict
Weberian theory (max Weber) (micro) - ANSWER-Focus on how individual motivation leads to specific
social actions
MOTIVATIONS
•traditional( it's always done this way)
•affectional (out of love, affection, loyalty)
•value rational ( code of conduct)
•instrumental rational (efficiency)
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