SOC100H5 Practice Test Questions and Correct Answers
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SOC100H5
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Sociology The systematic study of human behavior in social context. Biggest difference from the natural sciences is the focus on human behaviour over animal. It is about how you interact with others (Unlike psychology the focus is on outside the brain rather than inside.) Sociology is a pseudoscien...
SOC100H5 Practice Test Questions and
Correct Answers
Sociology ✅The systematic study of human behavior in social context. Biggest
difference from the natural sciences is the focus on human behaviour over animal. It is
about how you interact with others (Unlike psychology the focus is on outside the brain
rather than inside.) Sociology is a pseudoscience because there is an aspect of
positivity and reflexivity. It is a diverse and tolerant discipline - does not root form a
series of beliefs (i.e. lawyers) Allows us to move beyond personal biography to see the
world in a broader context made up of more than physical, emotional, or psychological
causes
Positivity ✅The scientific aspect. Wants to know why, not just what
Reflexivity ✅We are never able to say with absolute certainty that a sociological theory
is correct or better
The Sociological Imagination ✅-The quality in the mind that enables one to see the -
connection between personal troubles and social structures.
-Ex. a woman loses her job due to outsourcing in Mexico. Now she can't afford her
son's tuition and develops a drinking problem. Social structure of outsourcing causes
personal problems
Social Structure ✅Stable patterns of social relations. Social structures exist because
they form certain functions within our society such as family and fashion Ex. Family has
a set of values, which makes them a social structure
Four Levels of Social Structure ✅1. Microstructure
2. Mesostructure
3. Macrostructure
4. Global Structure
They are just a matter of scale
We can debate that they are actually the outcome of our social interactions and do not
influence our interactions
Microstructure ✅Patterns of intimate social relations formed during face-to-face
interactions. Ex. families and cliques
Mesostucture ✅Patterns of social relations in organizations that involve people who
are often not intimately acquainted and who often do not interact face to face. Ex.
Colleges and Governments
, Macrostructure ✅Overarching patterns of social relations that lie above and beyond
mesostructures. Ex. patriarchy (A system of power relations and customary practices
that help to ensure male dominance in economic, political, and other spheres of life)
Global Structure ✅Patterns of social relations that lie outside and above the national
level. Ex. Economic relations among countries and worldwide travel
The Scientific Revolution ✅This revolution in thinking began in Europe about 1550. It
promoted the view that conclusions about the workings of the world should be based on
solid evidence, not just speculation. When sociology emerged as a distinct discipline,
commitment to the scientific method was one firm pillar of the sociological imagination.
The Democratic Revolution ✅This political upheaval began about 1770, as citizens of
France and the United States started demanding an increased say in the way they were
governed. By eventually achieving popular control of government, they demonstrated
that societies do not have to be ruled by kings and queens who claim their authority is
ordained by God. Instead, society can be organized and run by ordinary people. This
idea prepared the ground for the notion that a science of society aimed at improving
human welfare is possible.
Industrial Revolution ✅This rapid growth of mechanized industry began in Britain in the
1780s. The application of science and technology to industrial processes, the creation
of factories, massive migration from countryside to city, and the formation of an
industrial working class transformed society and caused a host of social problems that
attracted the attention of social thinkers.
Values ✅Ideas about what is right and wrong, good and bad, desirable and
undesirable, beautiful and ugly.
Theories ✅Speculation about the way observed facts are related
Research ✅The systematic observation of facts for the purpose of showing that a
theory is false. When research fails to show that a theory is false, investigators are
obliged to conclude that the theory is valid—but only until further notice, that is, unless
and until someone shows it is false.
Functionalism Theory ✅Holds that (1) human behaviour is governed by stable patterns
of social relations, or social structures; (2) the most important thing we can know about
social structures is how they maintain social stability or fail to do so; and (3) social
structures are based mainly on shared values.
-Macrostructure Level of Analysis
-Social function;values
-How do social structures and the values underlying them contribute to social stability?
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