Vocab Words
Culture Concepts
Not so common sense
Problems in Applied Sociology
Social Sciences Comparison
100

the scientific study of human behavior in groups

What is sociology?

100

An expensive item that comes with a lot of downsides like environmental destruction, and a large number of deaths and yet Americans think they can't live without them.

What is a car?

100
While the gap is closing, women's _________ have not quite caught up to those of men in the United States.

What are earnings/wages?

100

Katherine Beckett and Heather Evans gathered data about death penalty statistics and race. Washington State Supreme Court used the data in a ruling of 9-0 that the death penalty was racially disproportionate. This impacts which social issue: poverty, justice, environment, health, human rights.

What is justice?

100

Social media, social class, social patterns, group dynamics and more might be looked at in this field.

What is sociology?

200

using sociology to solve problems

What is applied sociology?

200

Something Americans worship and have an entire room devoted to.

What is beauty?

200

It is ________ that more U.S. students are killed in school shootings now than 10 years ago.

False

200

Frank Salvatore Abate provided services around interventions for alcohol, ADHD, and schizophrenia within the prison system and the Department of Commerce. This impacts which social issue: poverty, justice, environment, health, human rights.

What is health?

200

This field looks at sources over time, how things have changed or stayed the same, and impacts of events.

What is history?

300

a group of people who share a culture and a territory

What is society?

300

Politicans, the media, and those supporting a cause share biased or exaggerated information about threats like dangerous teens, road rage, and rare diseases to spread...

What is the culture of fear?

300
Most people on ___________ are neither lazy nor looking for handouts. In fact most are women, children, the elderly, and the handicapped.

What is welfare?

300

A soccer program was used to build community connections and help homeless individuals gain access to much needed services. This impacts which social issue: poverty, justice, environment, health, human rights.

What is proverty?

300

This field focuses on production and consumption. How are resources gathered, materials produced, and items distributed within a society.

What is economics?

400

the entire way of life of a group of people that acts as a lens through which they view the world

What is culture?

400

Both the Chicano Movement and the January 6th capital invasion show this value...

What is standing up for what you believe in? (also accept political protest or other similar ideas)

400

Walking near a topless bar is relatively safe due to cameras and security, but walking near a _____________________ is a lot riskier.

What is a fast-food restaurant?

400

Stephanie Bohon's research proved that latinx community members would be a valid participants in jury duty in Georgia. This impacts which social issue: poverty, justice, environment, health, human rights.

What is human rights or justice?

400

This field focused on the mind, our emotions, how we learn and motivate ourselves, get our memory to work, and the brain and body connection.

What is psychology?

500

a quality of mind that allows us to understand the relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social forces

What is sociological imagination?

500

a culture’s ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, desirable or worthy

What are values?

500

Head injuries amongst bicyclists are higher than they used to be, despite an increase in wearing helmets because people take more ____________.

What are risks?

500

Research can help 40+ year old women who struggle with community feeling enter new and scary environments. This impacts which social issue: poverty, justice, environment, health, human rights. Come up other a different option.

What is health? 

500

This field focuses on cultures, beliefs, traditions, ways of living, foods, and so much more.

What is anthropolgy?