Exam 1: Understanding Society: Perspectives and Concepts in Sociology

Which of the following group of terms is commonly associated with Durkheim's view of society?

You are asked to identify each sociological thinker discussed in the chapter with the major concepts that relate to their particular perspective on society. Here is your statement:"Durkheim described society as both a(n) __________ and a(n) __________. Weber developed the notion of __________ and from this came the concept of __________. Marx focused on what he called __________ which is/are directly related to _________. Martineau felt very strongly about the concept of __________ and __________."Fill in the correct concepts in the order they should appear.

The experience of Genie in your textbook best illustrates which aspect of the social context?

Which of the following historical events was instrumental in informing Karl Marx's views and perspectives of the human experience?

Judge the following statement based on the criteria listed below: In applying the sociological imagination to the issue of unemployment, it can be stated that a country's unemployment rate is a public issue while an individual who loses her job is experiencing private trouble. Thus we can assume that the relationship between the society and an individual is a reciprocal one.

A common goal among all four sociological thinkers is the idea that:

Which of the following statements best outlines the interrelationship between the perspectives of Martineau, Durkheim and Marx?

Based on Durkheim's view of society, his research on suicide can be summed up by which of the following statements?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Judge the following statement based on the criteria below: According to C. Wright Mills the sociological imagination is a way for sociologists to think about their social world. He made a distinction between private troubles; our day-to-day concerns and public issues; concerns that are bigger than private troubles. The most important context of our day-to-day lives is symbolism and language which shape our experiences.

In terms of how the individual is viewed in society, what are the similarities between sociological thinkers Harriet Martineau and Max Weber?

Which sociological thinker was interested in how society's institutions may help to maintain the privileges of some groups and keep others in a subordinate position?

You have been asked to paraphrase what you have learned about Max Weber's concept of verstehen in order to inform other first year sociology students about this concept. The following is your answer: Sociologist Max Weber argued that if we want to truly understand why individuals behave as they do we must ask them individually in order to learn what they believe about their own social world. Weber believes that people's meanings or the way they view and understand the world is directly related to their objective meanings of their world. How would you judge this answer?

Abbreviations in the text-messaging world such as lol, brb and g2g are examples of which of the following?

Another way to understand Mill's sociological imagination is to state that private troubles refer to the ______________ and public issues refers to the _____________.

In tracing how societies evolved historically and the changes this made to the human experience we see that __________ and __________ clearly led to the rise in __________.

In terms of how society is viewed, what are the similarities between sociological thinkers Karl Marx and Max Weber?

In your sociology class you are asked to briefly describe the importance of sociological theory as proposed by the four classical thinkers. Which of the following statements is correct?

You have been asked to explain the concept of the sociological imagination. The following is your answer: "Mills defines the sociological imagination as a way for people to understand not only their society but also their own lives. Our day-to-day concerns, events and experiences he called private troubles and a society's social and historical conditions he called public issues. In order to fully understand society and our place in it we must look to make a connection between the two. He believed that social and historical conditions are often the cause of day-to-day concerns, events and experiences."

Judge the following statement based on the criteria below:An attempt to understand a social situation can begin to occur through a focus on the humanexperience, examining what people do and how they act. This will only be a partial understandingthough unless the context of the situation is taken into account. Knowing the circumstances in whichan event takes place makes it meaningful.