Sociology Unit 1 Exam

Sociologists systematically study social behavior in human groups and...

• look for patterns

• use a cross-generational approach

• treat the information as definitive

• look for conflicts

To a sociologist, the personal event of test failure might be part of a larger__________.

• problem

• pattern

• function

• system

Attendance at sporting events, crime patterns, and marriage rates are all examples of __________.

• Social Darwinism

• latent functions

• interactionist perspective

• social facts

The social sciences are a group of related disciplines that study various aspects of__________.

• society and human relations

• interactions and dependencies

• individual behavior

• relationships between all living things

The principles of conduct concerning what is good or moral or right are called_________.

• ideal type

• manifest functions

• social responsibility

• ethics

The early sociologist who promoted active involvement in solutions to social issues, differing from other sociologists, was ___________.

• Auguste Comte

• Harriet Martineau

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

Among other things, functionalists compare __________________which are apparent and conscious, to ________________ that are often unconscious, unintended, or hidden.

• independent variable / dependent variable

• symbols/ variables

• behaviors/ feelings

• manifest functions/ latent functions

According to conflict theorists, social conflict arises from competition over limited__________________.

• resources

• social exposure

• awareness

• ideas

Interactionists observe and record the _______________ and _______________ conveyed by individual actions.

• aggression / anger

• substance/ creativity

• intentions/ meaning

• conflict/ competition

Comparing the theoretical perspectives, the one that DOES NOT analyze the entire society is __________________.

• interactionist

• conflict

• functionalist

• behaviorist