Sociology Final: Fall 2021

Durkheim was the founder of ___________________________ .

• conflict theory

• systems theory

• structural-functionalism

• symbolic -interactionism

Durkheim was the first in the field of sociology to think in terms of ______________________ variables.

• creating

• utilizing

• manipulating

• operationalizing

Durkheim's answer to the question of social cohesion was what he called the __________________________________ .

• glue uniting society

• social bond

• law

• collective conscience

Models, or set of concepts and theories, that frames perspectives on particular issues.

• philosophy

• Paradigms

• Theory

• hypothesis

Why do sociologists need theoretical paradigms?

• Because the raw facts don't interpret themselves--they need models to help evaluate them.

• for understanding micro-level tendencies

• Because different paradigms are useful in different situations

• for answering different kinds of questions.

What is a major source of diversity in sociological perspectives (paradigms)?

• Expert explanations

• The fundamental assumptions

• The fact that sociology examines social behavior at all scales means it requires several models to fully address the various phenomena at widely disparate scales.

• Complex behavior

Relatively stable parts of social behavior within societies.

• Social Structures

• Social Paradigms

• Social Studies

• Social chaos

(Feudalism) What does the way labor is organized lead to?

• injustice

• class inequalities

• Massive inequalities

• modern world

Looking at change over time, it is concerned with the question of material reality.

• historical realism

• historical events

• Marxist realism

• Socialism

The organization of labor and resources in a society.

• groups

• economy

• society

• community