Sociology, Chapter 1

The term "sociology" was coined in 1838 by:

Auguste Comte.

Which woman made a mark as an early sociologist by studying the evils of slavery and also translating the writings of Auguste Comte?

Harriet Martineau

Which question summarizes the focus of the symbolic-interaction paradigm?

How do people experience society?

Which of the following is an accurate criticism of the structural-functional approach?

It ignores inequality that can generate tension and conflict.

According to Emile Durkheim, people with a higher suicide rate typically have?

Less social integration

The recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are referred to as?

Manifest functions.

Which discipline defines itself as "the systematic study of human society"?

Sociology

The theoretical paradigm in sociology that assumes society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.

Structural-functional paradigm.

According to Emile Durkheim, people with a higher suicide rate typically have

a lower level of social integration.

Sociologists define a symbol as:

anything that carries a meaning to people who share a culture.

The social-conflict approach sometimes receives criticism for

being openly political.

Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______ :

general; particular

Sociology differs from earlier philosophy by focusing on:

how society actually operates.

A criticism of the symbolic-interaction approach is that it

ignores the influence of factors such as culture, class, gender, and race.

Which of the following is a criticism of the structural-functional approach?

not critical of inequalities based on social class, race, ethnicity, and gender

Which sociological research method is likely to be the MOST difficult to replicate (repeat)?

participant observation

Cultural transmission refers to the process of:

passing cultural patterns from one generation to another.

By saying that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar", the text argues that sociologists:

reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives.

Learning more sociology can help you to do all of the following EXCEPT

see how individuals guide their own lives through "free will"