Syg2000 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

conflicts between social classes are the motivation for historical development capitalism - ANSWER an economic system based on private ownership of wealth which is invested and reinvested in order to produce profit allows the ruling class to exercise power over others lead to alienation - lack of connection to product of labor -workers were assigned repetitive tasks on a small part of the product social class conflict - ANSWER struggle between capitalists and workers proletariat ...

SYG2000 UF Final QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A While the notion of gender refers to sociological characteristics, the concept of sex refers to ________ characteristics. A)psychological B)biological C)philosophical D)anthropological - ANSWER- B Sociologically, why is gender especially significant? A)It is a device by which society controls its members. B)It permits a comparison to superior male qualities. C)It provides one group to le...

SYG2000 exam 1 EXAM 95 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) as discussed in class, symbolic interactionism provides a conceptual framework to view social life: 1. as largely individuals' efforts to define situations and make meanings 2. as primarily a series of rational choices that people make as they assess the costs and benefits of their actions 3. as primarily a reflection of how institutions are designed to carry out functions 4. as reflecting the numerou...

SYG2000 Chp4-7 PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 135 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A achieved status - ANSWER- the status a person chooses, such as level of education or income agricultural societies - ANSWER- societies that rely on farming as a way of life alienation - ANSWER- an individual's isolation from his society, his work, and his sense of self anomie - ANSWER- a situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective...

SYG2000 midterm chap 1-10 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A society - ANSWER- A community of people who share a common culture Wright Mills- sociological imagination - ANSWER- describe the ability to "think yourself away from the familiar routines of everyday life" and look at them from an entirely new perspective. sociology - ANSWER- The study of how people interact Social Sciences - ANSWER- Related disciplines that study various aspe...

Only one person was the research subject, the rest knew the actual answer. The majority answered with the correct line after they listened to others give the wrong answer, while 1/3 some were conflicted with conforming or choosing the correct answer. Social Network - ANSWER A set of relations held together by ties between individuals (a set of dyads) Ties - ANSWER A set of stories that explains our relationship to other members of our network. Embeddedness - ANSWER The degree to which t...

SYG2000 Quiz 1, 2, and 3 Review for Module 1 Test QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Symbolic interactionists are focused on the individual only. - ANSWER- False Sociologists focus on social change and ignore social stability. - ANSWER- False According to Weber, sociological research should be used to promote political beliefs. - ANSWER- False Social Darwinists believed that social arrangements, including poverty and inequality, were natural and inevitable - ANSWER- True Symbolic...

SYG2000 exam 1 EXAM 95 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) as discussed in class, symbolic interactionism provides a conceptual framework to view social life: 1. as largely individuals' efforts to define situations and make meanings 2. as primarily a series of rational choices that people make as they assess the costs and benefits of their actions 3. as primarily a reflection of how institutions are designed to carry out functions 4. as reflecting the numerous conf...

SYG2000 midterm chap 1-10 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A society - ANSWER- A community of people who share a common culture Wright Mills- sociological imagination - ANSWER- describe the ability to "think yourself away from the familiar routines of everyday life" and look at them from an entirely new perspective. sociology - ANSWER- The study of how people interact Social Sciences - ANSWER- Related disciplines that study various as...

SYG2000 Quiz 1, 2, and 3 Review for Module 1 Test QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Symbolic interactionists are focused on the individual only. - ANSWER- False Sociologists focus on social change and ignore social stability. - ANSWER- False According to Weber, sociological research should be used to promote political beliefs. - ANSWER- False Social Darwinists believed that social arrangements, including poverty and inequality, were natural and inevitable - ANSWER- True Symbo...