Sociology Unit 1, Chapters 1+2

Which of the following best describes Sociology?

• A social science that studies individual choices and brain activity.
• A social science that examines and analyzes historical events.
• A social science that studies human society and human social behavior.
• A social science that studies the economy and the ways in which people behave in our economy.

Looking at social life in a scientific, systematic way. Seeing your own life from an outside perspective.

• The Sociological Perspective
• The Sociological Imagination

The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life.

• The Sociological Perspective
• The Sociological Imagination

Considered the founder of sociology.

• Auguste Comte
• Harriet Martineau
• Herbert Spencer
• Karl Marx
• Emile Durkheim

Best known for translating Comte's work into English. Believed that we should be trying to improve society, not just study it.

• Harriet Martineau
• Auguste Comte
• Herbert Spencer
• Karl Marx
• Emile Durkheim

Came up with the idea of Social Darwinism.

• Herbert Spencer
• Auguste Comte
• Harriet Martineau
• Karl Marx
• Emile Durkheim

His ideas led to the conflict perspective.

• Karl Marx
• Auguste Comte
• Harriet Martineau
• Herbert Spencer
• Emile Durkheim

Described society as a set of interdependent parts, with each part serving a specific function. Influential in the development of the functionalist perspective.

• Emile Durkheim
• Auguste Comte
• Harriet Martineau
• Herbert Spencer
• Karl Marx

Believed that sociology should try to understand the meanings that individuals attach to their actions. Influenced the develpment of the interactionist perspective.

• Max Weber
• Auguste Comte
• Harriet Martineau
• Herbert Spencer
• Karl Marx

Which of the following is true about the Functionalist Perspective in sociology?

• Society is made up of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable society.
• Conflict and competition over scarce resourcs are a constant part of society.
• Focus on the meanings we attach to symbols and our everyday interactions.