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CHAPTER 1 STUDY GUIDE
Define the following terms:
Sociology
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Psychology
Social Psychology
Political Science
Economics
History
Theoretical Perspective
Theory
Symbolic Interaction
Symbol
Social Darwinism
Under Marx/Conflict Theory
Bourgeosie (owners of the means of production- those in power)
Prolitariat (workers)
Explain the terms and give examples of each. You will have to recognize how these concepts can be
APPLIED.
Sociological Perspective
Sociological Imagination (C Wright Mills)
Social phenomena
Manifest Function
Latent Function
Dysfunctions
Norms
Symbols
Describe the following perspectives and which sociologists are associated with each:
Conflict Perspective
Functionalist Perspective
Interactionist/Symbolic Interaction Perspective
Identify the following people and their contributions to the field of sociology:
Auguste Comte
*Social statics
*Social dynamics
*Cerebral Hygiene (keep your mind pure and isolated from other’s ideas)
Max Weber
Emilie Durkhiem
*Suicide Study
Karl Marx
Herbert Spencer
Jane Addams
What are the three factors that led to the development of sociology (at the start of 1.2-the first section with
no bold words)
Consider:
Can you apply the ideas of Functional and Conflict Theory?
Can you apply the ideas of sociological perspective and sociological imagination?
Could you analyze the Freaks and Geeks episode we watched with the concepts from Chapter 1?