Introduction to Sociology

The definition of sociology is:

• the study of the human brain

• the study of social life, social change, and the causes/ consequences of human behavior

• a prediction generated by a theory

• experiments designed to confirm prior research or test a new hypotheseis

A connection between changes in one variable that lead to changes in another variable is ____________

• Correlation

• Causation

• The Scientific Method

• Hypothesis

When something happens because of something else is called ___________

• Correlation

• Causation

• The Scientific Method

• Hypothesis

This level of evaluation looks looks at society on an individual/ small scale

• Globalization

• Microsociology

• Macrosociology

• Healthcare

This level of evaluation examines global impacts and connections

• Globalization

• Microsociology

• Macrosociology

• Media

This level of evaluation looks at society as a whole on a large scale

• Globalization

• Microsociology

• Macrosociology

• Media

This perspective believes society is a large collection of interdependent parts that work together to achieve stability

• The Chicago Perspective

• The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

• The Conflict Perspective

• The Functionalist Perspective

The Functionalist Perspective was developed by

Manifest function is:

• the unrecognized and unintended functions of a system

• the recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern or function an institution is designed to serve

• examining day-to-day interactions

• the process where conflict emerges, grows, and ultimately resolves itself

Latent function is:

• the unrecognized and unintended functions of a system

• the recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern and the function an institution is designed to serve

• examines day-to-day interactions

• the process by which a conflict emerges, grows, and ultimately resolves itself