Sociology Unit 1

The specialization of tasks within a group and/or economy

Long-term permanent group such as family

Sociological perspective that believes that societies are based on groups competing for power and resources.

Which Sociologist saw society as a system of interdependent and necessary parts:

The dominant religion in the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Central Asia is

The founder of sociology

Identify: The amount of water used to water a plant in an experiment

Short-term, impersonal group such as school or a job

Dominant Religion in China and Southeast Asia

The spread of ideas and practices from one culture to the next is called

The primary modern example of a feral child is:

The algebraic representation of correlation coefficient

All the shared products and traits of a group

What is Verstehen?

Expectations of behavior are known as:

Gemeinschaft:

Which of these is NOT an example of a Conflict Perspective?

Observation conducted in a controlled environment

Any polytheistic religion that is not one of the major world religions is usually referred to as:

The size of the leaves of a plant is what kind of variable in an experiment?

Norms that are not necessarily moral in nature are known as

A agricultural society is best described as:

Sociologist who focused on racial aspects of society:

A child who was never socialized and has never learned a language is known as a

Sociological Perspective that believes that society is a set of interdependent parts, in which everyone has a function.

What is Social Darwinism?

Observation where researchers observe and record behavior in a natural setting without trying to control it:

The Type of Christianity begun by Martin Luther in the 16th century is

The Christian religion most popular in Eastern Europe and the Middle East is the

The method used to establish a degree of relationship between two characteristics

Behavior associated/expected of someone in a particular status

Developed the idea of Verstehen

A ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules

A pastoralist society is best described as:

A personal opposition/disagreement is known as a

Socially defined position in a group or society:

Dominant religion in India

The study of human behavior in groups

A hunter-gather society is best described as

Sociological Perspective that focuses on the impact of individuals and their relationships, values, and feelings.

 Looking at social life in a scientific, systematic way rather than on common sense explanations.

The theory that selfish desires are the primary motivators for human interaction

First sociologist that believed that scholars should try to improve society, not just study it

Developed the idea of Social Darwinism and applied it to sociology

Gesellschaft:

Karl Marx is significant because he:

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is the

Impersonal opposition is known as