Sociology Unit 1

Who is considered the Father of Sociology

• Karl Marx

• Harriet Martineau

• Auguste Comte

• Herbert Spencer

The scientific study of society is called what?

• Sociology

• Social Science

• History

• Government

Which sociological perspective would focus on the cultural norms of the importance of the flag to a country.

• Functionalism

• Conflict Perspective

• Symbolic Ineractionism

Which early sociology thinker proposed that society would eventually consist of only 2 classes; the bourgeoisie and proletariat

• Auguste Comte

• Harriet Martineau

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl Marx

A sociologist studying the conflict between teachers on strike and the state education board would be best served using which sociological perspective?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Perspective

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Sociological Perspective

Which of these is NOT one of the 3 Sociological Perspectives?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Perspective

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Sociological perspective

This pioneering sociologist compared society to the human body and how all the different parts work together.

• Auguste Comte

• Harriet Martineau

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl Marx

an examination of large-scale patterns of society

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

Which perspective looks at the tension between the rich and the poor?

• Functional
• Conflict
• Symbolic
• Eastern

How does the sociological imagination help us understand events around us?

• It makes us prisoners of social forces.
• Social pressures effect our daily lives without our knowing it.
• Events in our personal lives and events in our society are completely unconnected.
• It makes us challenge conventional social wisdom.