Sociological Perspectives
Key Sociologists
Research Methods
Functions of Society
Correlation & Causation
100

Which perspective views society as interrelated parts working together?

What is Functionalism?

100

Who is considered the “Father of Sociology”?

Who is Auguste Comte?

100

What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative research?

Quantitative = numbers/statistics; Qualitative = observations/descriptions.

100

What is a manifest function of schools?

What is teaching academics?

100

What does correlation mean?

What is two variables change together?

200

What perspective focuses on shared symbols and meanings in everyday life?

What is Symbolic Interactionsim?

200

Which sociologist studied suicide to show the role of social integration?

Who is Émile Durkheim?

200

What type of research involves studying people in their natural setting?

What is Ethnography?

200

What is a latent function of schools?

Learning to socialize or forming friendships.

200

What does causation mean?

What is one variable directly causes another?

300

What perspective focuses on shared symbols and meanings in everyday life?

What is Symbolic Interactionism?

300

Who argued that class conflict drives social change?

Who is Karl Marx?

300

What’s the difference between a population and a sample in research?

What is Population = whole group; Sample = smaller subset studied?

300

Which is a manifest function of the family?

What is raising and socializing children?

300

What is an example of a positive correlation?

What is Hours studied ↑ = Test scores ↑?

400

What term did Auguste Comte use for applying scientific methods to sociology?

What is Positivism?

400

Who developed symbolic interactionism?

Who is George Herbert Mead?

400

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

400

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)?

400

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)?

500

A researcher studies group rituals at a football game. Which perspective are they using?

What is Symbolic Interactionsim?

500

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.

500

Why is the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment considered unethical (Give two reasons)?

What is no informed consent, treatment withheld, participants harmed.

500

How would a functionalist explain the role of laws in society?

What is laws maintain order and stability?

500

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?