Part 1 Define the Following Vocabulary Terms in Your Own Words

Sociology Chapter 1 Notes

Part 1—Define the following vocabulary terms in your own words.

1)  Sociology:

2)  Social sciences:

3)  Social interaction:

4)  Social phenomena:

5)  Sociological perspective:

6)  Sociological imagination:

7)  Social Darwinism:

8)  Function:

9)  Ideal type:

10)  Theory:

11)  Theoretical perspective:

12)  Dysfunction:

13)  Manifest function:

14)  Latent function:

15)  Symbolic interaction:

Part 2—Answer the following concept questions regarding the material in this chapter. (Make sure you understand any vocabulary words used in the question/your answer).

16)  What are at least 3 benefits to having a sociological perspective? (p. 5)

17)  Illustrate (draw) the concept of the sociological imagination. (p 5)

18)  What is the main goal of the American Sociological Association (ASA)? (p. 6)

19)  Identify, and briefly describe, what each of the other five social sciences focuses on, and how they compare to sociology. (pp. 7-8)

a.  Anthropology

b.  Psychology

c.  Economics

d.  Political science

e.  History

20)  How did the Industrial Revolution lead to the development of the field of sociology? (p.9)

21)  French philosopher Auguste Comte is considered the ______. What did he focus his studies on, and what did he believe about each? (p.10)

22)  Which individual greatly influenced Herbert Spencer? How did Spencer’s view of society liken that of a biological organism? (p.11)

23)  What did Karl Marx believe influence the structure of a society the most? He believed two classes existed: the ______and the ______. How could the differences in these two classes cause problems in a society? (p. 12)

24)  How was Emile Durkheim’s view of society different from Auguste Comte’s? What did he conclude in his 1897 study, Suicide? (p. 13)

25)  Max Weber believed that sociologists should focus on

______by examining the feelings and thoughts of an individual. (p. 14)

26)  What are the three theoretical perspectives of sociology? Describe what each perspective believes about society. Which of the 5 ‘early sociologists’ are associated with each? (pp. 14-17)

Part 3—Apply your knowledge of the information in this chapter to answer the following questions.

27)  Using your sociological imagination, hypothesize how a worker’s strike at a coffee plantation in Colombia affects a McDonald’s worker in the United States.

28)  Which of the other five social sciences discussed in this chapter is most similar to sociology, in your opinion? Why?

29)  Choose an object in the classroom. Identify both a manifest function and a latent function for that object.

30)  Identify 5 symbols not mentioned in your textbook. Next to each, briefly give a description as to what these symbols mean to the general population.