SOC 200 MODULE 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
sociological,perspective,,ANS,-
,,Understanding,human,behavior,by,placing,it,within,its,broader,social,context;,Stresses,the,social,context
s,in,which,people,live,and,examines,how,these,contexts,influence,people's,lives
What,is,social,location?,,ANS,-
,,the,group,memberships,that,people,have,because,of,their,location,in,history,and,society
What,is,society?,,ANS,-,,people,who,share,a,culture,and,a,territory
What,is,science?,,ANS,-
,,the,application,of,systematic,methods,to,obtain,knowledge,and,the,knowledge,obtained,by,those,metho
ds
What,are,natural,sciences?,,ANS,-
,,the,intellectual,and,academic,disciplines,designed,to,comprehend,,explain,,and,predict,events,in,our,nat
ural,environment
What,are,social,sciences?,Closely,related,to,sociology,,ANS,-
,,the,intellectual,and,academic,disciplines,designed,to,understand,the,social,world,objectively,by,means,of
,controlled,and,repeated,observations;,examine,human,relationships
What,are,the,origins,of,sociology?,Know,the,pioneers,and,their,contributions,in,this,section.,,ANS,-,,-----
What,is,the,scientific,method?,,ANS,-,,the,use,of,objective,systematic,observations,to,test,theories
Values,in,Sociological,Research,(Weber),,ANS,-,,-----
Weber,and,Vershehen,,ANS,-,,-----
, Durkheim,and,Social,facts,,ANS,-
,,French,sociologist,that,contributed,many,important,concepts,to,sociology;,his,comparison,of,the,suicide,
rates,of,several,countries,revealed,an,underlying,social,factor;,people,are,more,likely,to,commit,suicide,if,
their,ties,to,others,in,their,communities,are,weak;,his,identification,of,the,key,role,of,social,integration,in,s
ocial,life,remains,central,to,society,today
Know,the,three,theoretical,perspectives,in,sociology.,,ANS,-
,,symbolic,interactionism,,functional,analysis,,and,conflict,theory
symbolic,interactionism,,ANS,-
,,a,theoretical,micro,sociological,perspective,in,which,society,is,viewed,as,composed,of,symbols,that,peopl
e,use,to,establish,meaning,,develop,their,views,of,the,world,,and,communicate,with,one,another
functional,analysis,,ANS,-
,,a,theoretical,macro,sociological,framework,in,which,society,is,viewed,as,composed,of,various,parts,,each
,with,a,function,that,,when,fulfilled,,contributes,to,society's,equilibrium
conflict,theory,,ANS,-
,,a,theoretical,macro,sociological,framework,in,which,society,is,viewed,as,composed,of,groups,that,are,co
mpeting,for,scarce,resources
What,is,Culture?,,ANS,-
,,the,language,,beliefs,,values,,norms,,behaviors,,and,material,objects,that,characterize,a,group,and,are,pa
ssed,from,one,generation,to,the,next
Material,Culture,,ANS,-
,,the,material,objects,that,distinguish,a,group,of,people,,such,as,their,art,,buildings,,weapons,,utensils,,ma
chines,,hair,styles,,clothing,,and,jewelry
Nonmaterial,Culture,,ANS,-
,,A,group's,way,of,thinking,,including,its,beliefs,,values,,and,other,assumptions,about,the,world,,and,doing
,,its,common,patterns,of,behavior,,language,,and,other,forms,of,interaction