Sociology

SOC  1101  sections  M  and  N-­‐-­‐-­‐Spring  2013   Exam  1  Review  Sheet  

Dr.  T.  Powell-­‐Williams  

Introduction:    Sociology  vs.  Common  Sense    Definition  of  Sociology    Thomas  Theorem    

  Chapter  1:  

 Social  factors  contributing  to  the  birth  of  sociology    The  social  impact  of  industrialization    

 Auguste  Comte    Emile  Durkheim    Ferdinand  Tonnies    

 Gemeinschaft      Gesellschaft    

 Max  Weber    Rational  behavior    

 Karl  Marx    The  general  Marxian  perspective  on  the  economy  and  society  under  

capitalism    Proletariat  vs.  Bourgeoisie    

 Herbert  Spencer    Development  of  Sociology  in  the  U.S.  

 W.E.B.  DuBois      American  Sociology-­‐-­‐-­‐shifts  in  focus  and  associated  time  periods  

  Chapter  2:  

 C.Wright  Mills      The  Sociological  Imagination      Personal  Troubles  vs.  Public  Issues  

 Emile  Durkheim      Suicide    

 Robert  K.  Merton    Manifest  and  Latent  functions    

 Levels  of  Analysis    

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Chapter  3:    The  3  Sociological  Paradigms  

 Main  assumptions  of  each,  etcetera    Breaching      Ethnomethodology  

  Chapter  4:  

 Empiricism    Inconvenient  Facts  

 Examples    The  Tearoom  Trade  

 Ethnocentrism    “The  Tnevnoc  Cult”  

 Cultural  Relativism     Notes:  

 you  are  responsible  for  the  material  from  the  text  (from  the  beginning   through  chapter  4),  lectures,  and  class  discussions-­‐-­‐-­‐this  includes  all  film   clips,  films,  outside  readings,  etc.  

 bring  a  few  sharp  pencils  along  with  you  to  the  exam,  along  with  your  ASU   identification  with  927#