Sociology Basics
What is the scientific study of human society?
Sociology
Which theorist said this:
"The history of all hithero existing society is the history of class struggles."
Karl Marx
Sophie is a college student interested in studying order and stability in society. Which theoretical perspective would best help her to do so?
Functional perspective
What science is the study of humanity in its broadest context?
Anthropology
This term is referred to as using our human interaction as a theatrical performance.
Dramaturgy
What represents the awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society?
The sociological imagination
Which theorist particularly thought that the symbolic interactionist perspective was the most relevant perspective?
George Herbert Mead
Gary is interested in addressing social tensions and struggles in society. Which theoretical perspective would you recommend that he use to best understand these issues?
Conflict perspective
What science is the study of individual behavior and mental processes?
Psychology
How do the internal conversations people hold help explain why they might change behaviors?
Through these conversations, we imagine our behavior and how others will respond to us.
This point of view focuses on society as a group, instead of focusing on the individual.
Sociological Perspective
Which theorist particularly emphasized the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability?
Emile Durkheim
Harry and Sally are on a date at a restaurant in the city. Which theoretical perspective would focus on the shared meanings and human interactions between the two?
Symbolic interactionist perspective
What science is concerned with government systems and power?
Political science
Why are patterns important to Sociology?
It attempts to explain behavior.
This social scientist attempts to explain behavior based on the external factors that lead to problems/patterns in behavior.
Sociologists
In 1909, which theorist helped to found the NAACP?
W.E.B. Dubois
He is recognized as the Father of Sociology and believed that social behavior should be studied from a scientific perspective.
Auguste Comte
What science deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole?
Astronomy
How does Durkheim's description of bronze relate to how individuals behave in a group?
The individual parts do not directly relate to how the group will behave. Think classroom behavior or rioting....
Max Weber emphasized ____________________, meaning deep empathetic understanding in humans.
Verstehen
Jane Addams
C. Wright Mills
What science is involved with compounds composed of atoms; i.e.) elements and molecules?
Chemistry
Why might an individual's behavior be different in a group than it might be if the person were alone?
Dramaturgy, internal conversations, conformity...