Unit 1 Review (Sociology)

What is sociology?

• studying the behavior of individuals

• scientific study of social structure

• the study of origin and development of human societies and cultures

What is verstehen?

• understanding behavior by putting yourself in the place of others

• a particular point of view

• the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

What is functional integration?

• the view of social behavior that emphasizes linguistic or gestural communication and its subjective understanding

• the political tension and economic antagonism that exist among the social classes of society

• interdependence of parts in a system

Rationalization is ...

• the arrangement or classification of something into different groups.

• a mind-set that uses knowledge, reason, and planning

• the quality of not being reasonable, wise, or practical, or of not following a plan or system that has been carefully thought about

A set of assumptions about an area of study would be best referred to as a ...

• theoretical perspective

• belief

• conjecture

Individuals never change their behavior to conform to group expectations

• true

• false

Which of the following best defines "bourgeoisie"?

• Generally unemployable people who make no positive contribution to an economy.

• workers or working class people, regarded collectively

• those who own the means for producing wealth in an industrialized society

If one wanted to compile opinions from the largest group of people possible, which research method would be the best one to use?

• survey

• social experiment

• detached observation

Texting has led to the decrease in passing notes at school. This is a ___ function of texting.

• static

• latent

• manifest

The sociological perspective only studies individual behavior

• true

• false