Norms & Social Rules
Culture
The Basic
Theories
Random
100

What are norms

Shared rules of conduct that specify how people ought to think and act.

100

What is the debate concerning whether behavior is shaped more by genetics or environment? 

Nature vs. Nurture 

100

What is the definition of Sociology? 

The scientific study of human society and social interaction. 

100

What perspective views society as a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain stability? 

FUNCTIONALISM 

100

What is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise on its axis? 

Venus

200

What are laws?

Written rules that are enforced by authorized agents. 

200

The abstract ideas and ways of thinking in a society 

Non-material culture 

200

What is the term that describes.......

"The spaces and memberships in society that people occupy." - Race, ethnicity, gender, religion, economic class, physical ability, etc. 

SOCIAL LOCATION!!

200

What Theory focuses on competition for scarce resources and the inequality between social groups... ? 

CONFLICT THEORY 

200

What mineral can you add to water to make things float easier? 

Salt 

300

"Stealing is bad" - what example is this? 

A) Taboos

B) Laws 

C) Mores 

C) Mores

300

The physical objects and resources people create and use

Material Culture

300

What is the difference between macro and micro Sociology? 

MACRO - analyzes social life by focusing on the broad features of society 

MICRO - analyzes social life by focusing on social interaction 

300

He is considered the founder of sociology and coined the term, "positivism

AUGUSTE COMTE 

300

How many noses does a slug have? 

A) Four 

B) Five 

C) Three 

A) Four 

400

"Speeding is prohibited" - what example is this? 

A) Mores 

B) Laws 

A) Laws

400

"As a teen, I went over to visit a tribe in the jungles of Panama. The people who lived in stilt homes with walls made of woven rugs. The men wore loin cloths and the women were topless with necklaces, this was very different to me." - what is this feeling called?

Culture Shock

400

What are the 3 MAIN theoretical frameworks in Sociology? 

Conflict Theory Functionalist, Theory Symbolic and Interactionist Theory 

400

Who believed that class struggle was the main driver of social change and revolution... 

Karl Marx 

400

Pommes frites is the French term for what popular American side dish?

French Fries 

500

In some societies, laws regarding "public decency" (such as dress codes) 


What is the Government (or Law Enforcement)

500

"Mia's parents really encouraged her to get great education. After school every single day she would spend hours and hours studying for all her classes. At the end of the school term she got all As."- What is the value, norm in this? 

Value - education 

Norm- Studying 

500

Define "values" in your own words 

The abstract standards that define what is considered good 

500

Who added the concepts of power and prestige to Marx's conflict thesis? 

Max Weber 

500

Which month of the year is National Ice Cream Month? 

A) April 

B) May 

C) July

C) July