Download Sociology Final Review Packet

Sociology Final Review Packet
Chapter 1
1. What is the sociological perspective?
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2. Describe the concept of verstehen.
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3. What do sociologists study?
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4. In general how do symbolic interactionists, conflict theorists, and functionalists approach
sociology?
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5. Describe group conformity.
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6. Explain C. Wright Mills sociological imagination.
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7. What is social structure? Why is it important?
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8. Differentiate between social dynamics and social statics.
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9. Compare mechanical and organic solidarity.
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Chapter 3
1. Compare and contrast values, beliefs, and norms.
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2. How are symbols used in our society?
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3. How does language affect culture?
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4. Explain the difference between cultural diffusion, discovery, and invention.
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5. What is the difference between ideal and real culture?
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6. What are the different types of norms in societies? Describe each.
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7. Explain what a cultural universal is. What are some examples?
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8. What are the different types of sanctions? Explain each one.
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9. How are sanctions used in society?
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Chapter 7
1. When is deviant behavior most likely to be learned?
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2. Why is deviance difficult to describe?
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3. How can deviance be a good thing?
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4. What is social control? What is the purpose of social control?
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5. Explain the concept of recidivism.
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6. What is victim discounting?
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7. Explain the labeling theory of deviance.
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8. Explain the differential association theory of deviance.
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9. What are the four stages of Robert Merton’s Strain Theory? Describe each one.
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10. What is white collar crime?
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11. How do sociologists define crime?
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12. What are the two parts of the criminal justice system?
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13. Understand and define the four approaches to crime control.
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Chapter 8
1. What is social stratification? Why is it important?
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2. What is the difference between income, wealth, prestige and power?
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3. How do sociologists define the upper-class? What types of jobs are held by these people?
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4. Which groups of people are most likely to be living in poverty?
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5. Describe the different types of mobility – vertical, horizontal, intergenerational.
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6. What is a caste system?
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7. How does each sociological theory explain social stratification?
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Chapter 9
1. Explain the sociological perspectives on prejudice and discrimination.
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2. What is an ethnic minority?
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3. Explain the difference between discrimination, prejudice and racism, and stereotyping.
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4. What is institutional discrimination?
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5. Explain four patterns of assimilation.
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6. Differentiate between de jure and de facto segregation.
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7. How is race defined?
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Chapter 11
1. Use sociological terms to describe the typical American family.
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2. What are the challenges of single-parent families?
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3. Explain the rise and fall of divorce rates since the end of World War II?
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4. What is feminism? How do conflict theorists view the family?
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5. Explain the functionalist view of the family?
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6. What are the problems that blended families face?
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7. What advantages to dual-income families have?
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8. Describe the different types of family structures (Inheritance, Authority, Marriage, Living)
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