Chapter 1 - The Sociological Perspective

an examination of large-scale patterns of society

• micro-level analysis
• macro-level analysis
• positivism
• conflict theory

the degree to which people feel a part of social groups

• social interaction
• social integration
• value free
• sociology

Marx's term for the struggle between capitalists and workers

• conflict theory
• theory
• class conflict
• values

a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another

• sociological perspective

• functional analysis

• theory

• interactionism

This English sociologist coined the term "survival of the fittest."

• Max Weber

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

• Herbert Spencer

A gifted scholar, this sociologist published studies on race and poverty in early 20th century America and founded the NAACP

• W.E.B. Dubois

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Jane Addams

What is the main focus of an interactionist perspective?

• how individuals interact with one another in society

• how various elements of a society function together as a whole

• how forces in society promote competition and change

• how society explains relationships

Which perspective views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system?

• feminist perspective

• theoretical perspective

• interactionist perspective

• functionalist perspective

In science, a hypothesis that has been confirmed through numerous tests is known as:

• a theory
• an opinion
• an assumption
• speculation

Individual or small group interactions are considered this level of Sociology.

• Macro

• Mid

• Interpersonal

• Micro