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Sociology—Unit 1 Objectives Name:______________

Define all vocab and answer objective questions on your own paper. Staple this sheet to the top and turn in on the day of unit test.

Study Guide Questions

1. When was sociology, as a field of study, created (rough time period)?

2. What is the main focus of sociology?

3. What ideas and approaches has sociology borrowed from the other social sciences?

4. What does to mean to have a sociological imagination?

5. Which early sociologist laid the foundations for the discipline of sociology?

6. What social and political factors lead to the development of sociology as a distinct academic discipline?

7. What are the three main theoretical perspectives in sociology, and which of the founders are connected with each?

8. How might a sociologist’s theoretical perspective influence the choice of social issues he or she studies?

9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the survey method of research? How many people must you survey in order to find a pattern in your data?

10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the observation method of research?

11. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the experiment method of research?

12. What were some of the problems of the Stanford Prison Experiment?

13. Although problematic, what did we learn from the Stanford Prison Experiment?

14. Identify all the steps of sociological research in the correct order.

15. Give me an example of an open-ended question below:

16. Give an example of a closed-ended question below:

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Vocabulary

1. Sociology

2. Psychology

3. Anthropology

4. Sociological perspective

5. Sociological imagination

6. Theoretical perspective

7. Functionalism

8. Symbolic Interactionism

9. Conflict Theory

10. Quantitative vs Qualitative research

11. Empirical research

12. Representative sample

13. Questionnaire

14. Interview

15. Close vs open ended questions

16. Field research

17. Case studies

18. Participant observation

19. August Comte

20. Social Statics vs Social Dynamics

21. Positivism

22. Herbert Spencer

23. Social Darwinism

24. Karl Marx

25. Emile Durkheim

26. Max Weber

27. Verstehen

28. Jane Addams

29. Hull House

30. W.E.B. Du Bois

31. Double consciousness

32. Macro- vs Micro- sociology

33. Hawthorne Effect

34. Social Desirability Bias

SSSocFR1: Students will explain the origins of sociology and the sociological perspective, and how sociology relates to the other social sciences.

a. Explain sociology, sociological perspective, and the sociological imagination.

b. Describe the origins of sociology as a social science and the significance of its historical framework.

c. Explain the relationship of sociology to the other social sciences.

d. Identify careers where sociological knowledge is applicable.

SSSocFR2: Students will explain the research methodologies used in sociology.

a. Identify the major research methods used in sociology.

b. Explain how various methods are used to conduct research in sociology.

c. Evaluate the strengths and weakness of the methods of sociology research.

d. Explain the importance and influence of ethics in guiding research and data collection in sociology.

SSSocFR3: Students will explain the major theoretical perspectives in sociology.

a. Explain and apply the theoretical perspectives of Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interaction, and Conflict Theory.

b. Compare and evaluate the theoretical perspectives of Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interaction, and Conflict Theory.

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