Intro to Sociology Review

Sociology is the study of:

• society and human behavior

• ancient civilizations

• show people think and the biological process behind it

• the production, distribution, and consumption of goods

What is a society?

• the government that rules over a territory

• a group of people that share a culture or territory

• beliefs held by a group of people

• individuals that are related by blood

If you were trying to determine why most people in the US marry people that are their same race, what aspect of the Sociological Perspective would you be using?

• Seeing the general in the particular

• Seeing the strange in the familiar

If you wonder why we raise our hand in class but not at the dinner table, what aspect of the Sociological Perspective would you be using?

• Seeing the general in the particular

• Seeing the strange in the familiar

Social Location is determined by which of the following things (check all that apply):

• Race

• Social Class

• Gender

• Sexual Orientation

• Religions

If a social group occupies a position outside of the centers of power, they are considered to be:

• a minority

• ostracized

• deviant

• marginalized

Emile Durkheim was considered the founder of:

• Structural Functionalism

• Social Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Karl Marx was considered the founder of:

• Structural Functionalism

• Social Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Max Weber was considered the founder of:

• Structural Functionalism

• Social Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

If you think that people give symbols, like a handshake, meaning that influence and shape our entire society, then you would ascribe to what Sociological Paradigm?

• Structural Functionalism

• Social Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism