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Sociology 106
Section 1
Spring 2004
Review Sheet Exam 1
Chapter 1
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What is the main premise of the sociological perspective?
Understand and be able to apply C. Wright Mills' concept of the sociological imagination.
Be familiar with the various "ways of knowing" and know how science differs from common sense.
Know the origins of sociology in Europe and North America.
What is the difference between pure and applied sociology?
Compare the main focus, characteristics, examples, and applications of the symbolic interaction,
functional, and conflict perspectives.
Know the steps (and their order) in the research model.
What is the difference between validity and reliability?
Be able to define and identify examples of the terms: population, sample, and random sample.
Define independent and dependent variables.
What is the relationship between theory and research?
Can social scientists be entirely value free? How do sociologists maximize objectivity in their
research?
Chapter 2
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What are the characteristics or components of culture?
Understand the sociological principles of culture. (Why is it important?)
Define and compare the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.
Be able to identify examples of material and nonmaterial (symbolic) culture.
Know the functions of, and problems associated with, gestures.
What is the sociological significance of language?
Explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Be able to define and identify examples of the terms: norms, folkways, mores.
Distinguish between the dominant culture, subcultures, and countercultures.
Know the core American values and be able to define and identify examples of value clusters and
value contradictions. Do core values change?
What is the relationship between value contradictions and social change?
Know the difference between, and examples of, real and ideal culture.
Define the term culture lag, and understand its relationship to cultural change.
Define the terms cultural diffusion and cultural leveling. Know how they differ and how they are
related.
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Chapter 3
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Be able to define the term socialization and explain its significance in human development.
What are the elements of the concept of the looking glass self (Cooley)?
Understand the concept of role taking (Mead) and its stages, including the difference between
significant others and the generalized other.
Know the stages of cognitive development (Piaget) and be able to identify examples of each.
What are the elements of personality described by Freud and how do they affect personality
development?
What is meant by the phrase "socialization into emotions"?
How do parents and the mass media influence gender socialization?
Know the agents of socialization and be able to identify examples and consequences of each.
Define resocialization and know characteristics and consequences of life in total institutions.
Understand the characteristics of each of the stages in the life course and how/why they have
changed over time.
What is the relationship between socialization and free will?
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