Unit 1 Quiz- Chapter 1, 2, & 3
Microsociology
A sociologist analyzing the interactions between individuals during their everyday lives in using what level of analysis?
Religion
According to Max Weber, the key factor in society is __________.
Id
Freud's term for the part of the personality that is irrational, concerned only with seeking pleasure/ driven by basic urges and desires
show that they agree to share the group's values and interests
In order to remain in a group, people must do what?
social interactions
Macrosociology focuses on broad features of society while microsociology focuses on __________.
value free
Max Weber said that sociology should be __________.
broad features of society
Microsociology focuses on social interaction while macrosociology focuses on __________.
Role conflict
Occasionally, what is expected of us in one status (our role) is incompatible with what is expected of us in another status. This problem is known as __________.
George Herbert Mead
One of the sociologists who developed symbolic interactionism
George Herbert Mead
One of the sociologists who developed symbolic interactionism is __________.
Wright Mills
Perhaps ahead of the times, __________ warned of the dangers of the coalescing interests of the top leaders of business, politics, and the military.
Structure
Regardless of our feelings at any particular moment, social __________ guides our actions and behaviors.
dysfunctions
Robert Merton would say negative results of people's actions are __________.
status set
Sociologists use the term __________ to refer to all the statuses or positions that you occupy.
By belonging to a group, we assume an obligation to affirm the group's values, interests, and norms.
Sociologists would agree with which of the following statements?
communicate group membership to others
Some status symbols are used to __________.
Assumptions about a person based on their physical characteristics are usually a product of __________.
Stereotypes
trying to make sense of something
The first goal of science involves __________.
Herbert Spence
The phrase "survival of the fittest" was coined
Anticipatory socialization
The process by which an individual learns to assume a role in the future
ascribed status
The status inherited by a baby born into a royal family is considered a(n) __________.
Sociology
The study of human behaviors (or what is)
Karl Marx
Who was the founder of conflict theory?
Roles
__________ are the behaviors, obligations, and privileges attached to a status.
social class
__________ divides people according to income, education, and occupation.
a senior citizen attending college
__________ is an example of status inconsistency.
Ethnomethodology
__________ is the study of how people use commonsense understandings to make sense of life.
symbolic interactionism
__________ operates at the microsociological level. In __________, symbols are the key to understanding how we look at the world and communicate with each other. Face-to-face interaction is the focus of analysis in __________.
Ego
compromises between id and superego
Which of the following is a functional requisite of each society?
preserving order
Which of the following is an example of a value that is transmitted through the social institution of the economy?
producing efficiently
Conflict theorists believe the primary purpose of __________ is to preserve the social order.
social institutions.
A wedding ring or a uniform is an example of a __________.
status symbol
Superego
the part of personality that, according to Freud, represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment (the conscience) and for future aspirations
