Sociology Final Review

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Who is considered to be the father of sociology?

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August Comte

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Which of these ideas does NOT correspond to the Structural Functionalism paradigm?
Society is well-oiled machine,
Each institution has a purpose,
Promotes stability and social order,
Focuses on inequality

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Focuses on inequality

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Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:

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how people learn societal norms, beliefs, and values

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Deviance is a social necessity since it reinforces norms by reminding people of the consequences of violating them. This idea is based on:

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Structural functionalism

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Crime and deviance can be learned from the environment and enforced or discouraged by those around us. This idea is based on:

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Symbolic interactionism

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Rules of expectations by which society guides the behavior of its members.

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Norms

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Defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful.

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Values

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________ is the social science that studies human society and social behavior.

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Sociology

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A difference between sociology and the rest of social sciences is that it focuses on ________.

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societal patterns

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The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is the ________.

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sociological imagination