Application of Sociology
How can sociology help us understand education?
Sociology helps us understand education by studying how schools are not just about learning facts but also about socialization, inequality, and cultural expectations
What is culture?
a group of people and shape how they live, think, and interact.
What is qualitative research ?
Research that focuses on descriptions, meanings, and experiences
Which perspective views society as a system of interrelated parts?
Functionalism
Who is considered the “father of sociology”?
Auguste Comte
How does sociology study health and medicine?
Sociology studies health and medicine by looking at how social factors affect health, access to care, and the meaning of illness.
What is a social institution?
is a structured and enduring system of social relationships, norms, and roles that meet basic societal needs.
what is a hypothesis in sociological research?
it is a testable statement or prediction about the relationship between two or more variables.
Which perspective focuses on inequality and power?
conflict theory
Which sociologist studied social solidarity and suicide?
Émile Durkheim
How can sociology explain crime and deviance?
crime and deviance by examining the social structures, cultural norms, and interactions that influence human behavior rather than simply blaming individuals.
What is socialization?
individuals learn and internalize the norms, values, behaviors, and social skills
What is participant observation?
is a qualitative research method in which the researcher actively engages with the group or community they are studying while observing their behaviors, interactions, and social processes.
Which perspective studies symbols and everyday interactions?
Symbolic interactionism
Who introduced the concept of the sociological imagination?
C. Wright Mills
How is sociology applied in the workplace?
helping us understand how people interact, how organizations function, and how social structures influence work behavior and productivity.
What is values?
Values are shared beliefs about what is important, good, or desirable in a society.
What is the main purpose of using surveys?
is to collect standardized information from a large group of people in order to measure opinions, behaviors, attitudes, or characteristics and analyze patterns within a population.
What does feminist theory focus on?
cuses on understanding and addressing gender inequality and the ways in which society is structured to maintain male dominance and female disadvantage
Which sociologist studied rationalization in modern society?
Max Weber
How does sociology contribute to public policy?
analyzing social problems, predicting the effects of interventions, promoting equity, and helping create programs that respond to real societal needs
What is social stratification?
the system by which society ranks people into hierarchical layers or classes
What is correlation?
is a statistical measure that describes the relationship between two variables—how they change together.
Which perspective studies society micro level?
Focuses on understanding and addressing gender inequality and the ways in which society is structured to maintain male dominance and female disadvantage
Which sociologist is linked to the idea of the “class struggle”?
Karl Marx