Exam 1: Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

Dorothy Smith proposes that since men and women experience different positions in society, they form different life perspectives.

Large-scale social movements are often informed by a conflict theory framework. What is the term coined by Karl Marx that describes the connection between scholarship and action by some groups aimed to end their subordination?

Suicide rates in some Aboriginal communities are among the highest rates in Canada. While suicide is often characterized as an individual's response to pain, emotional, psychological, and/or other mental health concerns, what term might Durkheim use to describe what appears to be a specific issue within an entire community of people?

According to the text, what is the crucial aspect of sociology that is necessary to understand and explain society?

Postsecondary education in the developed world is generally available to all students who wish to enroll at the learning institution of their choice.

Describe the differences between lower-order and higher-order thinking. Give examples of what these types of thinking entail.

Historically, the people who decided that women should not get an education were probably men. This statement could be studied using what kind of theory?

Describe what is meant by the manifest and latent functions from the functionalist perspective. Give examples of both functions.

Suicide rates are high in some Aboriginal communities in Canada. If the sociological imagination is used in an effort to understand this issue, which of the following is being demonstrated?

Despite efforts to integrate our thinking, dualistic thinking implies that we often having opposing viewpoints about topics, Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

After working at a minimum wage job for three years, Catherine has decided to apply to the local polytechnic school to receive training to be a medical laboratory technician. She checked various job websites across the country and discovered that there was a significant shortage of lab techs and that she would have no trouble finding work. According to structural functionalists, Catherine's choice pertains to what kind of functionality?

What was one of the first successes in the field of feminist sociology?

In Canadian society, divorce rates are relatively high. According to structural functionalists, what is the term used to describe the family structure when problems result in divorce?

"You need a university education to succeed in today's world." This statement is part of an agreement about the importance of education, constructed by people with an education. As more and more people agree with this statement, it becomes widely accepted as true. According to Michel Foucault, this acceptance means that the statement has become part of what social phenomenon?

According to the text, which theorizing focuses on the ways that people come to understand themselves, others, and the world around them?

Feminist theory has been able to reverse taken-for-granted assumptions by most people that women have gained absolute equality with men.

Norms are society's ever-changing expectations for how we are supposed to act, think, and look.

Karl Marx developed a theory of social research and thought that predicted the conflict of WW1.

Which of the following terms describes the ability of a person to grasp the connection between society and self?

According to Emile Durkheim, anomie is most likely to occur during a period of rapid social change.