Sociology chpt 1

The belief that peoples social backgrounds influence their attitudes, behaviors and life chances.

• Sociological perspective

• Anthropological perspective

• Biological perspective

Sociologist who coined the term sociology. He believed society developed in three stages. Theological, metaphysical, positivist stage

• auguste comte

• karl marx

• emile durkheim

• max weber

In regards to sociological perspective, We are not just individuals but rather social beings deeply enmeshed in society.

• true

• false

Discounted in her own time by the male domination of academic sociology, she pointed out the faults with the free enterprise system in which workers were exploited and impoverished while business owners became wealthy

• Harriet Martineau

• lda B Wells

• Jane Addams

What are the five sources that our usual knowledge and understanding come from

• personal experience

• common sense

• media

• expert authorities

• tradition

founded the Hull House and promoted social and educational programs; helped sociological research on child labor, health care, immigration and more

• Jane Addams

• Ida B. Wells

• Thorstein Veblen

• Charles Horton Cooley

Social patterns through which society is organized

• social structure

• Cultural norms

• Political systems

• Economic systems

​ (a)   social structure refers to the social relationships and the social and physical characteristics of communities to which individuals belong. Ex . Boyscouts, PTA

• Horizontal
• Vertical

Also known as social inequality, this social structure refers to ways in whic a society or group ranks people in a hierarchy, with some more "equal" than others,

• Vertical social structure

• horizontal social structure

C. Wright Mills term for personal problems that many individuals experience

• personal troubles

• Social issues

• Structural inequalities

• Cultural norms