Functions
Types of Sociology (definitions and terms)
Basic terms
Miscellaneous
100

What is your kindergarten teacher an example of? (slightly convoluted answer)

Agent of socialization

100
What type of sociology is focused on how much or many?

Quantitative sociology

100

What process involves acquiring habits through knowledge in society?

Socialization

100

These pieces of information have been demonstrably proven multiple amounts of time.

Empirical evidence

200

If a student raises their hand in class, what is that an example of?

Manifest function

200

What type of sociology focuses on the meaning of one's behavior?

Qualitative sociology

200

What is saying "bless you" an example of?

Norms

200

Examining the relationship between a teacher and a student

Symbolic interactionism
300

A religious system is what type of function?

Structural function

300

What type of sociology focuses on the group and how it influences the behavior and attitude of the individual?

Structural sociology

300

Is getting a speeding tickets a positive or negative sanction?

Negative sanction

300

A scientist proposes that humans and dogs have the same reaction to being afraid. What is this an example of?

Cross-species perspective

400
Feeling anxious around other people

Social dysfunction

400

What type of sociology places emphasis on the individual's behavior and interactions with each other?

Interactional sociology (interactionism)

400

What type of opinion is influenced by bias and prejudices?

Subjective

400

Some countries such as America value individualism, with concepts such as personal liberties. What is this an example of?

Cross-cultural perspective

500

In the 1950s, under the name Kajaki Dam Project, the US helped Afghanistan build a dam in order to provide electricity and irrigate 250,000 acres of arid land. When it was completed, it instead brought salt to the surface, making it useless to grow anything... except opium poppies, making the US indirectly responsible for the biggest heroin production center in the world. What is this an example of?

Latent function

500

Information about this game:

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500

If a scientist does an experiment and finds findings outside of their personal influence on the object and follows the findings with full use of knowledge independent from prior motive, what method is the scientist using?

Objective

500

The employers wish to pay as little as possible for the employee's labor, while the employees want to maximize their wages. What is this an example of?

Conflict theory