Exam 1: Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

What is the name given to the level of broad social forces?

Which social theorist is credited with founding the conflict perspective?

Even before the discipline had a name, what were the early sociologists trying to understand?

Malik is a volunteer for a student group on campus that assists incoming international students navigate the cultural and educational challenges they might encounter. He is a student representative on a university board that initiates broad policy written to assist international students. This volunteer work reflects the linkage between sociological imagination, thinking, and action at which level?

Describe and explain what C. Wright Mills meant when he said you need to look for the "intersections of biography and history" to trace the links between an individual and social forces. Give a concrete example to illustrate your explanation.

The discipline of sociology is flexible in what types of corresponding disciplines and social interactions are included in its comprehensive nature.

What unique contributions do feminist perspectives bring to sociology? Be sure to note the main assumptions of feminist theories.

Note the key differences between interpretive and critical theorizing. Provide an example of how each theory might be applied.

Hospital lotteries are organized to raise funds for much-needed medical equipment, renovation or replacement of aging facilities, and other needs identified by these major medical institutions. A change in federal funding practices left provinces scrambling to fulfill the financial needs of hospitals. Hospital lotteries were developed to address those needs. According to structural functionalists, what term would describe the lack of funds to properly run and maintain hospital functions?

After learning about racism in his sociology class, Claudio became very aware of statements being used by his friends and he began to challenge them about their word choices, which reinforced certain racist ideas. What kind of sociology was Claudio practising?

Critical theory focuses on what factor influencing social processes?

If we care about what "people" think about us, what is the sociological label for these "people"?

What is the main focus of interpretive theory?

Interpretive theorizing focuses on finding an explanation about how society works.

Why would a social services worker benefit from a degree in sociology?

According to the text, what do we call collectively shared criteria by which we determine whether something is right or wrong?

According to the text, various sociological approaches are linked to specific theoretical sociological perspectives. Some of these theoretical perspectives are focused on the individual as the main element of society. Which level of society is featured in this perspective?

According to C. Wright Mills, what do sociologists try to do?

It takes the action of only one person to affect society at the macro level.

Describe the four different ways in which sociology may be practised. Give examples of each to indicate your understanding of these ways in which sociology is practised.