Foundational
What is sociology?
the study of society, groups, and social interaction
Name the three main perspectives in sociology
Conflict Theory, Structural Functionalism, and Symbolic Interactionism
Name the different between micro and micro?
Macro: focuses on a wide-scale view of major social structures impacting large groups within society
Micro: focuses on specific relationships between individuals or small groups
What are the five sociological lens
Patterns, Inequality, Relationships, Power, Culture
The Stanford Prison Experiment was ethical: True/False
False
What is society
A community of people who share a common culture
Which major theory/perspective would help explain the powers that workers have when they go on strike for better pay and working conditions?
researching the impact of COVID-19 on youth mental health in one high school - micro/macro?
What part of the sociological lens best explains why the CTA red line has higher quality bus stations on the north end compared to the south end?
inequalities
I argued that all societies change and develop through class struggle and I co-wrote the Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx
Why did sociology became an “official” social science in Europe in the early 1800s?
Social change and revolutions during the Enlightenment
Which major theory/perspective would help explain why corporate symbols are so easily recognized by young children?
Symbolic Interactionism
researching the impact of COVID-19 on low income families throughout the US - micro/micro?
Macro
What part of the sociological lens best explain why a student might put their phone away when a teacher threatens to call home?
Power
I argued that humans could not be studied purely objectively because we are influenced by our culture. I also wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
Max Weber
The data revealed that in December of 2019, 7% of GW students arrived to school late on Mondays - quantitative or qualitatve?
Quantitative
Which major theory/perspective would help explain why schools are important to both students and parents?
Structural Functionalism
researching the impact of increasing gas prices on low-income families across the US?
Macro
What part of the soc. lens best explains why Peso Pluma and other artist are re-influencing Mexican music?
Culture
I argued that sociologist should study objective social facts like other scientist and my research on suicide helped created the field of sociology
Emile Durkheim
This science includes sociology as well as other disciplines of psychology, history, anthropology, law, and geography (hint: umbrella)
Which major theory/perspective would help explain the power that El Milagro workers at the Chicago tortilla factory have to go on strike for better pay and safe working conditions?
Conflict
How do teen boys interact with each other through online gaming?
Micro
D. All of the above
C