Exam 1: A Sociological Compass

Define microstructures.

____ are ideas about what is right and wrong.

Few women figured prominently in the official history and development of sociology until recently.Why?

Dr.Smith studies the patterns and regularities of social life.Dr.Smith avoids physical,emotional,and psychological causes as explanations of human behavior.Instead he focuses his work on the constraints and opportunities of the organization of the social world.Dr.Smith would be called a(n):

The theory that emphasizes the importance of purposeful shared values in shaping human behavior is:

Compare and contrast micro-,macro-,and global social structures.How do you think these structures interact in social life?

Explain the nature of sociology.What is the most compelling aspect of the sociological perspective?

The international organizations that shape social and individual life are known as what kind of social structure?

Personal problems are connected to social structures at the:

Define the Postindustrial Revolution.

What is patriarchy? Explain how patriarchy has been perpetuated over time.

According to Max Weber,the growth of this part of the economy stabilized society because people who work in it enjoy higher status and income than manual workers.

Define the sociological imagination.

The organization of work in American society is shaped by the nature of businesses,social groups,and governments.The larger organizational structures that shape our lives in American society are what level of social structure?

Feminist thinking had little impact on sociology until the mid-1960s.What happened in the 1960s to change this state of affairs?

Many of the early figures in sociology dealt with the tension between a scientific method of research and a vision of the ideal society.The ideas created by these early sociologists established both diagnostic tools and:

According to Karl Marx,the growth of factory work accompanying the industrial revolution contributed to the creation of a class society:

Schools transmit skills,information,and build knowledge.This is an example of a(n)____.

The idea that the workings of society must be based on evidence rather than speculation or a religious view is the kernel of:

According to Brym and Lie,the third level of social organization is called macrostructures.This is the level of society that is comprised of international organizations,patterns of worldwide travel and communication.