Sociology Semester 1 Exam Review

"Our social lives are affected by our place within the world" - this reflects:

• Societal Changes

• Sociology

• Social Exchange

• Sociological Imagination

What guides most people's ordinary conduct in everyday social life?

• Societal Changes

• Sociology

• Sociological Imagination

• Social Exchange

What theory is about a struggle between people over limited resources?

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Conflict

What theory addresses the "haves" versus the "have nots"?

• Functionalism

• Conflict

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Exchange

Who is the founder of conflict theory?

• Durkheim

• Marx

• Comte

• Weber

Symbolic Interactionism focuses on -

• Stability

• Resources

• Relationships

• Icons

Herbert Spencer believed -

• Impoverished people are to blame for their situation

• There are limited resources that all people fight for

• Society resists change and attempts to remain stable

• There are symbols that society uses to represent culture and meaning

W.E.B. Du Bois introduced what concept to conflict theory?

• Gender roles and dynamics

• Economic status

• Race and ethnicity

• Sexual orientation

Quantitative deals with all of the following EXCEPT -

• Personal stories

• Statistics

• Figures

• Number distribution

Qualitative deals with all of the following EXCEPT:

• Behavioral analysis

• Observations

• Personal stories

• Statistics