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Sociology Study Guide
Unit 1: Introduction to Sociology
Format: multiple choice, true/false, matching, fill-in-the-blank, short answers
Readings/films to review: Chapter 1 (all sections), “The Importance of Being Beautiful” (Sidney Katz), The
Truman Show
Essential Questions:
 What is sociology and why do we study it?
 What is the significance of one’s sociological imagination?
 In what ways does sociology overlap with other social sciences?
 What factors led to the development of sociology as a distinct academic subject?
 How did the work of early sociologists influence the development of sociology?
 How do the three theoretical perspectives differ?
Key terms, people, and ideas to review:
- Sociology compared to the social sciences:
o Anthropology
o Psychology
o Social psychology
o Economics
o Political science
o History
- Social interaction
- Social phenomena
- Sociological perspective
- Fields of study (ex: adolescence, crime, education, etc.)
- Sociological imagination
- “Halo” and “Horns” effects
- Development of sociology as a subject (American, French, Industrial Revolutions)
- Founders/early sociologists:
o Auguste Comte
o Herbert Spencer
o Karl Marx
o Emile Durkheim
o Max Weber
o Harriet Martineau
o Jane Addams
o W.E.B. Du Bois
o Charles Cooley
o George Mead
- Social statics
- Social dynamics
- Cerebral hygiene
- Social Darwinism – “survival of the fittest”
- Bourgeoisie/proletariat
- Verstehen
- Theoretical perspectives:
o Functionalist (AKA Structural Functionalist)
o Conflict
o Interactionist (AKA Symbolic-Interactionist)
- Functions (manifest and latent)
- Dysfunctional
- Symbols
- Research methods/process:
o Survey
o Historical method and content analysis
o Detached observation
o Participant observation
o Case study
o Experiment
Date of quiz: ________________________