Purdue SOC 100 Exam 1 Study Guide
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How is Weber's belief in the power of ideas reflected in his work "The Protestant
Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism"? - ✔✔The rise of Protestantism provided a
set of values and beliefs leading to modern capitalism
How does linking suicide (Emile Durkheim) to the concept of anomie highlight the
social aspect of suicide? - ✔✔Anomie is when social control fails due to the loss
of shared values (normlessness)
In what city did many early sociologists do their work? - ✔✔Chicago
,What kinds of topics did early American sociologists emphasize and how were
they different from the "founding fathers"? - ✔✔Empirical research (not
grand theory) & how behaviors reflect the social and physical environment
What metaphor does functionalism use to describe society? How would
functionalists explain poverty? How would they say to eliminate it? -
✔✔Society=human body ; poverty helps maintain stability ; argue it shouldn't be
eliminated
Describe what the film "Two American Families" was about. - ✔✔How to
different families dealt with their poverty due to job loss and economic downturn
Explain how connecting biography to history helps us better understand the
experiences of the people in the films. - ✔✔To know about economic history
and that their poverty wasn't directly their fault
, If hard work were the only thing that mattered, what would've happened to the
Stanley family by the end of the film? - ✔✔They would've been filthy rich
How does the "accident of birth" influence future, mistakes, and the chance of
making it to the top of the social ladder? - ✔✔It influences education,
wealth, health, and race
Explain the importance of the accident of birth by comparing your college efforts
to Keith Stanley's. - ✔✔College wasn't an option but neither were credit
card loans
Is drug abuse a personal trouble or public issue? - ✔✔Personal trouble because
although it affects many people, it is a problem specific to an individual
How might your approach to drug abuse vary if you think it's a personal trouble or
public issue? - ✔✔If we see something as a personal trouble it might reflect
the person experiencing the problem
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