Unit 1: Intro to Sociology Review

The view that a sociologist's personal values or biases should not influence how they interpret social research.

• Microsociology

• Value Free

• Social Facts

• Theory

In a sociology class, students were discussing various sociologists and their contributions. One student asked, 'Which sociologist primarily focused on the issue of racism and believed that ignorance was a cause of prejudice?'

• Emile Durkheim

• Jane Addams

• Charles Darwin

• W.E.B. Du Bois

Each part of society has a purpose and works together for the benefit of the whole, much like organs in the human body. This refers to

• Structural Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Feminist Theory

Ace joins his high school's new recycling club. After spending time in the organization, he notices that it not only reduces waste in the building, but also creates a sense of community for its members. Functionalists would call this unexpected benefit a...

• manifest function

• dysfunction

• happy accident

• latent function

Who is known as the "Father of Sociology?"

• Max Weber

• Auguste Comte

• Harriet Martineau

• Karl Marx

Which sociologist emphasized that sociological studies must be value-free?

• Max Weber

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Auguste Comte

• Jane Addams

The systematic study of human behavior in society.

• History

• Psychology

• Anthropology

• Sociology

What is the term for the obvious and beneficial impact of a social structure?

• Manifest function

• Latent function

• Dysfunction

• Malfunction

Nora conducted a series of experiments and collected data to support her hypothesis that too much social media use has a negative impact on your grades. What term refers to stuff based on observations and experiments?

• Empirical

• Logical

• Theological

• Social facts

___________ examines the patterns of individuals' social interaction in specific settings.

• Microsociology

• Conflict Theory

• Sociology

• Macrosociology