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SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Soc 302 – An Examination – Summer 2020 ___________________________________Name

Part I–Fill in the Blank – Sometimes one word will be enough. Sometimes you’ll need several words to give a complete answer. 2 points maximum for each of 20 items, therefore 40 points maximum for Part I.

1. The question was Durkheim trying to answer with his study The Division of Labor in Society was ________________________.

2. Mead introduced the ‘I’ and the ‘Me.’ Which one of these takes into account other people? ___________.

3. The Chicago School is important because ____________________________________.

4. Durkheim studied Suicide because __________________________________________.

5. According to Merton, the word Function means ____________________________.

6. According to Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance, which one of the following is a major sociological factor in the cause of crime? (A) a criminal’s lack of motivation to succeed, (B) bad socialization, (C) the lack of approved means for success for lower class persons, (D) poor family relationships coupled with the effects of poverty. The correct answer is Choice ___________.

7. A sociologist studies prostitution by observing how prostitutes learn their subculture, give meaning to their job as prostitutes, and work with other prostitutes and their customers. This sociologist is taking: (A) a symbolic interaction approach, (B) a functionalist approach.

The correct answer is Choice ____.

8. Aphrodite and Electra are middle aged women who have been neighbors for 25 years. They talk daily about their grandchildren, share shopping trips, and confide in each other. Aphrodite and Electra: (A) are probably experiencing anomie, (B) are a primary group, (C) will be stigmatized, (D) are taking into account the generalized other.

The correct answer is Choice __________.

9. According to Durkheim, Organic Solidarity produces a stronger kind of unity than Mechanical Solidarity because _____________________________________________.

10. An example of a Self Fulfilling Prophecy is _________________________________.

11. I insist that sociology should study social action. I believe that shared values are a major factor holding society together and that people learn those values growing up. But if some individuals don’t share those values, I know that there are several things we can do to punish them. I am _________________.

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12. One of these statements is False. Which one?

Statement 1 “Goffman’s Asylums is different from most studies of mental illness and mental hospitals because he studied things from the viewpoint of the patients.”

Statement 2 “Socialization is a latent function of the family.”

Statement _______ is False because ___________________________________________.

13. According to George Herbert Mead, what is the Game Stage and why it is important? ______________________________________________________________.

14. A sociologist insists that schools socialize Americans into their society and teach skills and attitudes that are necessary. Education helps people get jobs and transmits to students shared beliefs and attitudes such as individualism and the importance of working.

This sociologist is taking: (A) a symbolic interaction approach, (B) a functionalist approach.

The correct answer is Choice ____.

15. One of these statements is false. Which one?

Statement 1 “Functionalists insist that all social groups are systems whose parts are interdependent.”

Statement 2 ”Functionalists insist that we act toward things on the basis of the meanings that the things have for us.”

Statement ________ is False because ____________.

16. Durkheim’s concept of anomie means ______________________________.

17. Stigma affects social relationships because _________________________________.

18. According to Durkheim, which one of these illustrates Egoistic Suicide: (A) the fact that suicide rises during both economic depressions and prosperity, (B) suicide bombers during terrorist activities, (C) men are more likely to commit suicide than women, (D) people with incurable diseases commit suicide.

19. I insisted that people have no idea of self at birth and that they develop a self during three stages through interaction with significant others. I am ___________________.

20. The equation Message + Interpretation = Response is similar to: (A) Definition of the Situation, (B) Role Set, (C) Presentation of Self, (D) Generalized Other. The correct answer is Choice _____.

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Part II–Essay–Answer carefully the following item. Be very thorough in your essay. 30 points maximum for this item.

There are many contributions that Emile Durkheim made to sociology. He insisted that sociology must study the causes and functions of social facts.

A. Define ‘social fact.’ Use a quote from The Rules of the Sociological Method in your answer (Durkheim’s words can be found on pages 101-105 in our textbook).

B. Give examples from modern day life that are not those given by Durkheim in The Rules.

C. What causes social facts? What does not cause social facts?

D. Show clearly how Durkheim studied causes and functions of social facts in only one of these:

1. Division of Labor is a social fact. What is the cause and function of the Division of Labor?

2. Religion is a social fact. What is the cause and function of Religion?

Remember, choose either Division of Labor OR Religion, not both.

Part III–Essay–Answer carefully only ONE of the following items. 30 points maximum for this item.

1. There are many contributions that George Herbert Mead made to sociology. He insisted that his approach is called Social Behaviorism. What is that? How is it different from Behaviorism in psychology? How, in detail, does a person become a social being, according to Mead? Why is meaning so important to Mead? Discuss fully.

2. Herbert Blumer identified three major points summarizing Symbolic Interaction Theory (a) identify those three points. Give examples. (b) show how these points relate to Mead and Cooley’s theory of self development, (c) how does Thomas’ concept of the Definition of the Situation relate to Symbolic Interaction theory? Discuss fully.

3. Define the term “stigma” as Goffman does. Identify and illustrate the three types of stigma. Why is this concept sociologically significant? How do we stigmatize a person? Who does not stigmatize? How do stigmatized people react to being stigmatized? If people face stigma, why would anyone put themselves in that position? Discuss fully.

4. This item asks you to take a functionalist approach to analyzing Lehman College as a Social System. In your analysis, you will want to use such functionalist terms such as functions, dysfunction, equilibrium, consensus on values, voluntaristic theory of action, socialization, social control, anomie, among other points.

5. In this part of the course, we discussed several terms which have become part of the vocabulary of many sociologists. Who developed each of them, define each of these them, give an example for each, and use each in a complete sentence. (A) Middle Range Theory,

(B) Significant Other, (C) Latent Function, (D) Dramaturgical Approach, (E) Total Institution, (F) Crime, (G) Reference Group.