Sociological Perspectives
Which perspective views society as interrelated parts working together?
What is Functionalism?
Who is considered the “Father of Sociology”?
Who is Auguste Comte?
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative research?
Quantitative = numbers/statistics; Qualitative = observations/descriptions.
What is a manifest function of schools?
What is teaching academics?
What does correlation mean?
What is two variables change together?
What perspective focuses on shared symbols and meanings in everyday life?
What is Symbolic Interactionsim?
Which sociologist studied suicide to show the role of social integration?
Who is Émile Durkheim?
What type of research involves studying people in their natural setting?
What is Ethnography?
What is a latent function of schools?
Learning to socialize or forming friendships.
What does causation mean?
What is one variable directly causes another?
What perspective focuses on shared symbols and meanings in everyday life?
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
Who argued that class conflict drives social change?
Who is Karl Marx?
What’s the difference between a population and a sample in research?
What is Population = whole group; Sample = smaller subset studied?
Which is a manifest function of the family?
What is raising and socializing children?
What is an example of a positive correlation?
What is Hours studied ↑ = Test scores ↑?
What term did Auguste Comte use for applying scientific methods to sociology?
What is Positivism?
Who developed symbolic interactionism?
Who is George Herbert Mead?
What are the seven steps in the research process?
1. Identify Problem 2. Review Literature 3. Formulate Hypothesis 4. Method 5. Collect data 6. Analyze Data 7. Share Results
Explain the difference between manifest and latent functions using an example.
What is Manifest = intended (e.g., education teaches math). Latent = unintended (e.g., schools create peer groups)?
What is a spurious correlation? Give an example.
What is a false relationship caused by a third factor (e.g., ice cream sales & drownings, both due to summer heat)?
A researcher studies group rituals at a football game. Which perspective are they using?
What is Symbolic Interactionsim?
Compare the beliefs of W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington (what did each emphasize?).
Du Bois: higher education & political rights (Talented Tenth). Washington: vocational training & economic progress.
Why is the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment considered unethical (Give two reasons)?
What is no informed consent, treatment withheld, participants harmed.
How would a functionalist explain the role of laws in society?
What is laws maintain order and stability?
Explain the difference between correlation and causation using your own example.
What is Correlation: shoe size & reading level (both grow with age). Causation: hours exercised → calories burned?