SOCL 205 Unit 1 Exam

What is sociology

The scientific study of social life, social change, and social causes and consequences of human behavior

What is social change

How interactions change over time

what is meant by social causes and consequences of human behavior

Things happening in context

What is the Thomas Theorem

If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences

What is the main point of the Thomas Theorem

Defining situations

How do humans see situations

The same, but they will define it differently

When, where, how, and why did we learn the things we know

Tradition, authority, and direct experience

What is a flaw with our sources of sociological knowledge

They aren’t systematic or scientifically replicable

What is the origin of Western sociology

European Enlightenment

What was the major change in explanation during European Enlightenment called

Secular humanism

What is secular humanism

An attempt to explain human behavior outside of religion

What happened to knowledge during European Enlightenment

Shifted from clergy to scientists

What was the shift during the Industrial Revolution

How can I figure out to survive to how can I earn money to pay people for things I need to survive

What happened to economies during the industrial revolution

Became industrialized

What happened to residences during the industrial revolution

Became urbanized with all types of peopleWha

What happened to values and beliefs during the industrial revolution

Became secularized

Who gained more respect during the industrial revolution

People who can build things

What is social structure

Lasting, semi-permanent institutions that aren’t physical that guides what you can do and constrains what you can’t do

What is individual agency

Our awareness and power to do things within social structure

Who came up with social structure, individual agency, and social imagination

CW Mills

What is the sociological imagination

The ability to view life beyond your own within social structures, recognizing that social structures and individual agency are interdependent

What is a private trouble of milieu

Something that happens because of an individual’s characteristics, traits, strengths, etc

Troubles relate to

Individual agency

What is a public issue of social structure

Matters beyond oneself that control the range of one’s life

Issues deal with

Social structures

How are private troubles fixed

Individuals must change themselves

How are public issues fixed

Social structures must be changed

When anything goes wrong, what level is the problem caused by

Private troubles and/or public issues