What is Sociology?

Question 1

Developed the concept of ideal type.

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Max Weber

Question 2

Comte believed society is held together by those things that create social stability and order. What did he call these ?

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Social Statics

Question 3

Method of research involves examining any materials from the past that contain information of sociologcial interest

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historical method

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The social science that deals with mental processes and behavior is

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Psychology

Question 5

The examination of the principles, organizations and operations of government

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political science

Question 6

What was the name of the settlement house created on the west side of Chicago in 1889 ?

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Hull House

Question 7

In 1899, he published The Philadelphia Negro, that examined life in an African American neighborhood in Philadelphia.

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WEB DuBois

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entails analyzing data that has already been collected

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statistical analysis

Question 9

The positive consequence and element has for the stability of society.

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Function

Question 10

The negative consequence an element has for the stability of society.

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Dysfunction

Question 11

The study of a large-scale systems or society as a whole.

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macrosociology

Question 12

The unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society.

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Latent Function

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Technique involving counting the number of times a particular word, phrase, idea, event, symbol apears in media

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content analysis

Question 14

Developed the concept of social statics and dynamics.

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Auguste Comte

Question 15

The more one smokes,the higher their their chance of lung cancer. This is a __________ correlation.

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positive correlation

Question 16

The social science that studies the people and events of the past

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history

Question 17

the comparative study of past and present cultures.

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Anthropology

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Max Weber's concept of understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others is called _____________.

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Verstehen

Question 19

Conducted a famous study on suicide and social integration.

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Emile Durkheim

Question 20

The comparative study of past and present cultures

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anthropology

Question 21

Who is the founder of sociology?

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Comte

Question 22

This method of research involves examining any materials from the past that contain information of sociologcial interest

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historical method

Question 23

The study of how the social environment affects adn individual's behavior and personality.

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social pscyhology

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What was the name of the social settlement in London that attracted many global progressivists such as Jane Addams ?

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Toynbee Hall

Question 25

Sociologists tend to focus on ______ behavior

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Group

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The ability to see the connection between the larger social world and our personal lives is called the

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sociologicali magination

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used to study child development and mate selection

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Interactionist

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an intensive analysis of a person, group, event or a problem.

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Case Study

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Perspective influenced by the work of Karl Marx.

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Conflict

Question 30

Sociologist_____published The Philadelphia Negro.

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WEB DuBois

Question 31

The phrase: "Survival of the fittest," was coined by ___________.

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Herbert Spencer

Question 32

The unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society

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latent function

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The social science that studies behavior and mental processes

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psychology

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The social science that studies human society and social behavior

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sociology

Question 35

What did Marx call the capitalists who own the means of production ?

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bourgeosie

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The negative consequence an element has for the stability of society are called

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dysfucntions

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Perspective based on the work of Max Weber.

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Interactionist

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This perspective focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society.

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Interactionist

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Social science that examines the choices people make to satisfy their wants and needs.

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Economics

Question 40

He systematically applied the methods of science to the study of society.

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Emile Durkheim

Question 41

Best-known for work as a leader of the settlement house movement in the US

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Jane Addams

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Herbert Spencer was strongly influenced by the views of ______________.

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Charles Darwin

Question 43

Published "Society in America", a book that reviewed how well the US lived up to its promise of democracy.

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Harriet Martineau

Question 44

Who believed in Social Darwinism?

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Spencer

Question 45

Analyzes the efforts choices people make inan effort to satisfy their needs and wants

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economics

Question 46

Used to study the role of family, religion, education and the economy in society.

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Functionalist Perspective

Question 47

The relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other variable decreases.

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negative correlation

Question 48

What laws did Comte believe govern social change ?

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social dynamics

Question 49

a school of thought; a general set of assumptions about the nature of things

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theoretical perspective

Question 50

Exists when a change in one variable is regularly associated with a change in another variable

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Correlation

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According to Max Weber, what is the description of the essential characteristics of some aspect of society ?

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ideal type

Question 52

Perpsective based on the ideas of Comte, Spencer and Durkheim.

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Functionalist

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Involves looking at small group settings and everyday face to face interactions among members.

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Microsociology

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What is Sociology?

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