Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

In Society in America,__________ examined religion,politics,child rearing,slavery,and immigration to the United States,paying special attention to social distinctions based on class,race,and gender.

Describe the Age of the Enlightenment and its impact on sociology.

According to Robert K.Merton,a manifest function of education is the transmission of knowledge and skills from one generation to the next; a latent function is the establishment of social relations and networks.

According to Robert K.Merton,__________ are unintended functions that are hidden and remain unacknowledged by participants.

Urbanization is the process by which societies are transformed from dependence on agriculture and handmade products to an emphasis on manufacturing and related industries.

George Herbert Mead explored how individual personalities are developed from social experience and concluded that we would not have an identity,a "self",without communication with other people.

David is employed by one of the state senators.The senator has asked David to determine the age groups in the constituency that are most likely to vote in the upcoming election.David is most likely to contact a(n) __________ to acquire this information.

Sociologist Emile Durkheim observed that rapid social change and a more specialized division of labor produce strains in society.These strains lead to a breakdown in traditional organization,values,and authority and to a dramatic increase in anomie.

In relation to the beginnings of sociology in the United States,discuss the major contributions of the following individuals to the field of sociology: Robert Park,George Herbert Mead,Jane Addams,and W.E.B.Du Bois.