Sociology Unit 1 Review

Sociology is the study of..... (two of these are correct)

• Social behavior

• Individual behavior

• Human society

• The individual mind

Social phenomena refers to what kind of facts that sociologist study?

• Assumed

• Researched

• Observable

• Inferenced

Looking at aspects of human society through the lens of a sociologist will help you do what?

• Helps you see that behavior is influenced by social factors

• Helps broaden your viewpoint of the social world

• Can help you view the world from the viewpoint of others

• Helps you see all people as social beings

Answer explanation

Remember, sociology can open your eyes to many viewpoints or ways of thinking that you may not have considered before.

One reason for the emergence of sociology was the movement of people to.....

• Outer space

• New country's

• Rural areas

• Urban areas

Answer explanation

With the Industrial Revolution, many people moved to large cities where the jobs were. This led to new and numerous interactions among people which got sociologists interested in studying human social behavior.

Which was NOT an issue facing large cities as more and more people moved into them?

• Housing shortages

• Unemployment

• Orphan increase

• Crime increase

Answer explanation

While orphans have always been a social issue, this was not something focused on by early sociologists compared to those other issues.

Auguste Comte, considered to be the "Father of Sociology" was interested in the causes and consequences of what country's revolution? (5 letters)

Comte was interested in what he called social statics and social dynamics that were related to what?

• Poverty & crime

• Social order & social change

• Social interactions & groups

• Politics & social strife

Herbert Spencer viewed human society like what?

• A machine

• A dream

• A calendar

• A biological organism

Answer explanation

Mutton chops man was all about comparing society to a biological organism in that each aspect of society played a function in the maintenance of society.

Herbert Spencer actually coined the term, "Survival of the......"

Karl Marx believed that there were how many social classes in society?

• 2

• 3

• 4

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