People Intro to Sociology CultureSocializationPotpourri

Question 1 Created the NAACP

Answer 1 W.E.B. Dubois

Question 2 Known for their work at the Hull House

Answer 2 Jane Addams

Question 3 Urged people to get back to social reform

Answer 3 C. Wright Mills

Question 4 Believed society was in a struggle between the bourgeoisie and proletariat

Answer 4 Karl Marx

Question 5 These two people worked together 1-identified the importance of social integration to the development of the self 2-believed religion was the central force in social change

Answer 5 1-Emile Durkheim 2-Max Weber

Question 6 Founder of sociology and coined the term

Answer 6 Auguste Comte

Question 7 Who Believed in the survival of the fittest and what did they call that view

Answer 7 Herbert Spencer Social Darwinism

Question 8 What two events contributed the greatest to the development of sociology?

Answer 8 American Revolution and The French Revolution

Question 9 Understanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social context

Answer 9 Sociological Perspective

Question 10 What are the three theoretical perspectives and how they look at the world

Answer 10 Symbolic-look at the world through symbols Functionalist-All parts of the society are essential and work together Conflict-there is a struggle for resources between the rich and the poor

Question 11 The standares by which people define what is desirable or undesirable, good, or bad, beautiful or ugly

Answer 11 Values

Question 12 What is the difference between mores and folkways?

Answer 12 Mores: norms that are strictly enforced because they are thought essential to core values or the well being of the group. Folkways: norms that are not strictly enforced.

Question 13 What is the difference between material and nonmaterial culture?

Answer 13 Material culture: jewelry, hairstyles, clothing, etc. Nonmaterial culture: norms, beliefs, ideas, values, language, sanctions, etc

Question 14 Americans glorify academic progress and material success. However, most students do not graduate with honors and most citizens are not wealthy. This condition characterizes the difference between________ and __________.

Answer 14 Ideal culture vs real culture

Question 15 Why is language so significant to culture?

Answer 15 Allows human experience to be goal- directed, cooperative, and cumulative Saphir-Whorf: language shapes our thoughts and perceptions

Question 16 Not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms

Answer 16 Cultural Relativism

Question 17 The term to describe a situation in which nonmaterial culture changes slower than material culture was____________.

Answer 17 Cultural Lag

Question 18 Cultures have become more similar to each other as a result of travel and communication. Sociologist use the term, _________ to describe this process.

Answer 18 Cultural leveling

Question 19 1.The Smiths are going to buy their children toys. They buy Johnny a Tonka Truck and Susie a Barbie Doll. Their selection of toys for their children is an example of _______ by parent.

Answer 19 Gender socialization

Question 20 Sociologists emphasize the notions that our thinking and motivation are largely determined by________?

Answer 20 Influences drawn from out life experiences such as social location and time period we were born

Question 21 The use of one’s own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies

Answer 21 Ethnocentric

Question 22 What is the longest lasting show on TV?

Answer 22 Monday Night RAW

Question 23 Identify the terms: the self as subject and the self as object

Answer 23 “I” “ME”

Question 24 What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative research methods?

Answer 24 Quantitative: emphasis is placed on measurement, statistics, and numbers Qualitative: emphasis is placed on observing, describing, and interpreting people’s behavior

Question 25 Put the following in order: a. Sharing the results b. Formulating hypothesis c. Selecting a topic d. Analyzing the results e. Reviewing the literature f. Collecting the data g. Choosing a research method h. Defining the problem

Answer 25 c. Selecting a topic h. Defining the problem e. Reviewing the literature b. Formulating hypothesis g. Choosing a research method f. Collecting the data d. Analyzing the results a. Sharing the results