Exam 1: A Sociological Compass

Discuss Durkheim's study of suicide. What were the three types of suicide that he outlined? What were his major findings? How are these findings relevant in Canada today?

Discuss the main features of the symbolic interactionist perspective.

When there is great social upheaval, people are often attracted to theories that focus on restoring social harmony. Which of the following theories is likely to be most popular in such a situation?

Which of the following terms refers to ideas about good and bad, and right and wrong?

Which influential symbolic interactionist compared social interaction to a carefully staged play?

What positive and negative consequences did Marx attribute to industrialization? Do you agree or disagree with him? Why?

Harpreet is studying how the shift in employment from manual manufacturing work to non-manual office work affects families and gender relations. What major social process does this subject illustrate?

Describe the influence of group membership on self-identity of a university student of your generation. Which groups are the most important and why?

The International Labour Organization lobbies, sponsors research, and conducts negotiations with employers in order to improve workers' life conditions. Which of the following terms best characterizes the ILO's work?

Which theorist found flaws in the argument that capitalism would inevitably collapse?

What is the main concept of conflict theory? Give an example of an important contemporary event it can help explain.

According to the textbook, why is mapping the social world an important activity?

Which important characteristic do symbolic interactionism and queer theory have in common?

Which theorist is responsible for calling the scientific study of society "sociology"?

Jane believes that, in order to fully understand this domestic violence, she must look at the interactions between members of heterosexual couples and at the overarching gender ideology of her society. Which of the following theoretical frameworks are her beliefs most consistent with?

Phoenix believes that class conflict is not the only force that drives social change, but that religion and politics also create change. Whose theoretical works is Phoenix most closely aligned with?

The idea that "clothes speak" and that people use clothing to convey messages about their identities is consistent with which theory?

Identify and describe the level of analysis for each of the four main theoretical traditions in sociology. How would each perspective view homelessness? How would each perspective attempt to resolve the issue of homelessness?

According to the textbook, which theory is responsible for increasing tolerance for alternate or minority viewpoints?

Which theory focuses on inequalities between social classes, struggles for power, and the resulting social change?