Founding fathers
Known as the “father of sociology"
Auguste Comte
This theory examines how groups compete over limited resources and how powerful groups maintain their advantages.
Conflict theory
Is status an element of social structure?
YES
Which state in 2025 had the highest property crime?
New Mexico
What other certification does Professor Branch have besides teaching?
200 hour yoga certification
What was C. Wright Mills big contribution to Sociology?
Sociological imagination
Does study of human behavior and groups change over time?
Yes
What is an example of FORMAL deviance?
Murder, violence, assault, theft ect.
Which benefit of membership belongs to Coercive Membership?
Corrective benefit
What color car does professor Branch drive?
Red
This sociologist used the term anomie to describe a condition in which social norms become weak or unclear.
Émile Durkheim
What society invented the plow?
Agricultural or Agrarian
What is one of the disadvantages to a bureaucracy?
Red tape, impersonality, trained incapacity
Being a Professor, is part of my _____ status?
Achieved
How tall is Professor Branch?
5'6
Who developed the concept of McDonaldization?
George Ritzer
Which mode of adaptation is best describes why cults form?
Rebellion
This theory links neighborhood crime to weak community ties and limited social control.
social disorganization theory
Name one of the dimensions of McDonaldization
Predictability, Calculability, Efficiency, Automated, Uniformity,
Albert
What Sociologist was a Professor of Sociology at Columbia University for 20 years?
Amitai Etzioni
Strain Theory
What was one of the countries I gave that was least bureaucratic?
Cyprus
New Zealand
Costa Rica
A parent must choose between attending their child’s school play and working a required shift.
role strain or role conflict?
Role Conflict
What is professor branch's birth order?