Famous Experiments
After the murder of Kitty Genovese, this effect was made inferring that bystanders will almost always never intervene if people are near.
The Bystander Effect
Sociology is the study of the mind and behavior
True or False
False, that is psychology
Concept that categorizes people based purely on looks.
Race
German philosopher known for his contribution to communism in the Soviet Union.
Karl Marx
Animated movie about a rat who secretly cooks in a high level French kitchen, also a dish.
Ratatouille
Which experiment had a teacher segregate her students based on eye color.
A Class Divided/Blue Eye Brown Eye Experiment
All cultures are completely different in every way
True or False
False, cultures can diffuse, resulting in a new culture
The act of going against societal norms on ones own will.
Deviance
American sociologist and co-founder of the NAACP
W.E.B DuBois
Movie about anthropomorphic vehicles centered around a racing plot where the main character finds himself stranded in a small town in the desert.
Cars
Which experiment consisted of participants using a supposed electrical device to "shock a person to the point of death."
The Milgram Experiment
Cultural appreciation is when a population takes a part of another's culture in an attempt to appreciate it as much as the original people.
True or False
True
A research method where researchers observe and record events or behaviors without intervening or manipulating the subjects
Observational Study
German sociologist known for writing "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism”
Max Weber
A film set in the future where the main protagonist leaves Earth and his children in search of a higher life on different planets.
Interstellar
Which conformity experiment prompted the test subject to determine the length of three lines and see if they followed the groups decision?
Van Asch Conformity Experiment
Race, ethnicity, and nationality are all social constructs used to group humans.
True or False
False
A sociological perspective in which everything works like a perfectly designed system, where everyone has their function.
Functionalist Perspective
Sociologist who first proposed adding a scientific view to study the social world
Auguste Comte
A thriller movie in which the serial killer uses the seven deadly sins as motivation for his killings.
Seven
Which experiment was not intended to be an experiment, was an active crime scene in New York, and showed people are less likely to help victims with people around?
The Murder of Kitty Genovese
In the candy culture assignment multiple candies were provided M&M's was one of those candies.
True or False
False, Only Skittles, Starbursts, Kit-Kat, Hershey's, Almond Joy, and Airheads
A sociological theory that focuses on how individuals create meaning through social interactions using symbols and language
Symbolic Interactionism
French sociologist who associated suicide rates with sociological circumstances
David Emile Durkheim
Movie about a news reporter sent to investigate the last words of someone important, only to discover more and more about his life the further he investigates.
Citizen Kane