Unit 1a: Studying Society and Social Life

Which sociological perspective is this - The way each part of society functions together to contribute to the functioning of the whole?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Which sociological perspective is this analogy describing? - The ones with the most toys win and they will change the rules of the games to keep winning.

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Conflict theory:

• sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously
• focuses heavily on inequality
• focuses on the interaction among people

Sociology is a study of

• the ways that humans think

• studying graphs and charts to make hypotheses

• the ways that people behave and why

Which of the following methods would be MOST useful if you wanted to find out the politial view of  1000 people

• interview 
• case study 
• survey 

Sociologists must always consider the ethical implications of the research methods

• true
• false

What is a correlation?

• a group of people who represent a larger population.

• research that involves the pursuit of knowledge in a systematic way

• a measure of how things are connected to one another

Quantitative research uses numerical data.

• True
• False

TRUE or FALSE: a macro-level study might look at the accepted rules of conversation in various groups such as among teenagers or business professionals. In contrast, a micro-level analysis might research the ways that language use has changed over time or in social media outlets.

• True

• False

Which is the right order for the scientific method that is used in sociology to develop our research?

• 1. Ask a question.

  2. Develop a hypothesis.

  3. Design and conduct a study.

  4. Draw conclusions.

• 1. Develop a hypothesis.

  2. Ask a question.

  3. Draw conclusions

  4. Design and conduct a study.