Sociology: Today

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Sociology Todays Agenda the clock is ticking
til test day!

• The Sociological Perspective BINGO!
• Bingo is across, down, or diagonal!

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Social Sciences

• Which social science studies significant events
  that have affected a nation or institution
  usually including an explanation of their causes?
• History
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Psychology
• Political Science
• Answer
• HISTORY

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Social Sciences

• Which is the sister discipline of sociology?
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• History
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Answer
• Anthropology

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Social Sciences

• Which study is the scientific study of describing
  society and human behavior?
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• History
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Answer
• Sociology

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Social Sciences

• Which study focuses on the processes that occur
  within the individual concentrating on
  primarily mental processes, what occurs in the
  brain / mind?
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Answer
• Psychology

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Social Sciences

• Which discipline studies how people govern
  themselves and is especially interested in how
  people attain ruling positions in their society,
  how they maintain those positions, and the
  consequences of their actions for those they
  govern?
• Is it geography, economics, political science,
  sociology, history, or anthropology?
• Answer
• POLITICAL SCIENCE

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Social Sciences

• Which social science asks What to produce? How
  much to produce? For whom to produce?
• Sociology Economics Political Science
  Anthropology History
• Answer
• ECONOMICS

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Social Sciences

• Which social science asks What is? How are
  things connected? Why are they connected in this
  way?
• Economics Sociology Political Science
  History Geography
• Answer
• Sociology

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A sociological view of going to college
highlights the effect of

• Age, because college students tend to be young.
• Class, because college students tend to come from
  families with above average incomes.
• History, because only in recent decades has going
  to college been common in the U.S.
• All of the above.
• Answer
• All of the above!

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The term sociology was coined in 1838 by

• Robert K. Merton
• August Comte
• Emile Durkheim
• Karl Marx
• Answer
• August Comte

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What event shaped Comte?

• Crusades
• French Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Womens Suffrage
• Answer
• French Revolution

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The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns
of suicide in Europe was

• W.E.B. DuBois
• Auguste Comte
• Emile Durkheim
• Karl Marx
• Answer
• Emile Durkheim

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According to the prior sociologist, a category of
people with a higher suicide rate typically has

• More clinical depression
• Less money and other resources
• Lower social integration
• Greater self-esteem
• Answer
• Lower social integration

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Suicide rates are generally higher among

• Poor people compared to rich people.
• Single people compared to married people.
• Females compared to males.
• All of the above are correct.
• Answer
• Single people compared to married people.

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In the U.S. today, the suicide rate is highest
for which of the following categories of people?

• White males
• African American males
• Asian men
• Hispanic females
• Answer
• White males

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Sociologists use the term social marginality to
refer to

• Living near the coast.
• Having special social skills.
• Being defined as an outsider.
• People who are especially sensitive about their
  family background.
• Answer
• Being defined as an outsider

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People in which of the following categories are
most likely to make use of the sociological
perspective?

• The wealthy.
• Homosexuals.
• Politicians.
• The middle class.
• Answer
• Homosexuals

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C. Wright Mills pointed out that sociological
awareness tends to be more widespread.

• During times of peace and prosperity.
• Among the very rich.
• Among members of the majority.
• In times of crisis.
• Answer
• In times of crisis

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Making use of the sociological perspective
encourages

• Challenging commonly held beliefs.
• Accepting conventional business.
• The belief that society is mysterious.
• People tend to be happier with their lives as
  they are.
• Answer
• Challenging commonly held beliefs

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C. Wright Mills claimed that the sociological
imagination transformed

• Common sense into laws of society.
• People into defenders of the status quo.
• Personal problems into public issues.
• Scientific research into common sense.
• Answer
• Personal problems into public issues!!!

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Sociology help us to

• Assess the opportunities in our lives
• Assess the constraints in our lives
• Be more active participants in society
• All of the above.
• Answer
• All of the above!

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Sociology differs from earlier philosophy by
focusing on

• What the ideal society should be.
• Human nature.
• The place of God in shaping human events.
• How society actually operates.
• Answer
• How society actually operates.

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The pioneering sociologist who founded Chicagos
Hull House to assist immigrants and was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize

• Jane Addams.
• Emile Durkheim.
• W.E.B. DuBois
• Herbert Spencer
• Answer
• Jane Addams

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The U.S. sociologist who studied the African
American community and served as a founding
member of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was

• Jane Addams
• Emile Durkheim
• W.E.B. DuBois
• Herbert Spencer
• Answer
• W.E.B. DuBois

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The theoretical paradigm that assumes society is
a complex society who parts work together to
promote solidarity and stability

• Structural functional paradigm
• Social conflict paradigm
• Symbolic interaction paradigm
• None of the above.
• Answer
• Structural Functional paradigm

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Unrecognized and unintended consequences of the
social structure are called

• Latent functions
• Manifest functions
• Eufunctions
• Dysfunctions.
• Answer
• Latent Functions

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One more thing(actually 4)

• Dont forget your essential questions!
• Does the sociological perspective give us greater
  power to shape our lives? If yes, why? If no,
  why not? Explain.
• Which sociological paradigm best describes YOUR
  life philosophy. Identify it, define it, and
  explain why.
• Do you think sociologists should try to reform
  society or dispassionately study it? Why?
  Explain in detail.
• Will globalization broaden our sociological
  horizons, or refocus our research away from its
  concentration on American society? Why? Defend
  your position.