Sociology Chapter 1
"Culture of Honor" - correct answer-insult diminishes reputation, can only be repaired by
violence
C. Wright Mills - correct answer-coined the term "Sociological Imagination"
Comte - correct answer-french philosopher, coined term "sociology", believed sociology
could discover laws of human social behavior and help solve society's problems
conflict - correct answer-emphasizes the role of coercion and power in producing social
order; society is like a war- groups have competing social interests, not consensus about
common values, social groups in maintained by use of power, not the harmonious agreement
of interests
Durkheim - correct answer-viewed society as an entity larger than the sum of its parts (Sui
generis), conceptualized social facts as social patterns external to individuals, discovered
social basis of human behavior
functionalism - correct answer-each part of society contributes to the stability of the whole;
society made up of all different institutions which serve important to the growth of society;
society is like a body - made of interdependent parts (institutions) that work together
harmoniously (harmony comes from consensus about common values of society)
Karl Marx - correct answer-analyzed capitalism as an economic system with enormous
implications for how society is organized, in particular how inequality between groups stems
from the economic organization of society; argued that the one who controls the means of
production controls society
latent functions - correct answer-unintended consequences of behavior and other purposes
they might serve (ex. about school: develop people skills, create social relationships)
life chances - correct answer-opportunities people have in common due to their social
location
macrosociology - correct answer-tries to understand society as a whole (functionalism,
conflict theory)
manifest functions - correct answer-the stated goal of behavior and institutions (ex. about
school: credentials, get a job, better your education)
microsociology - correct answer-studies face to face interactions (symbolic interactionism)
social change - correct answer-the alteration of society over time
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