Chapter 1 Review

Name the Social Science• 100- Studies human society and social behavior• 200- Studies people and events of the past• 300- Deals with behavior and mental processes• 400-Studies the process in which goods and

services are produced, distributed, and consumed

• 500- Comparatively studies past and present cultures

Name the Theoretical Perspective

• Focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society

• Focuses on forces in society that promote competition and change

• Believes society is held together by social statics

• Views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system

• Believes society is held together by consensus

Chapter 1 Terminology

• Intended and recognized consequence of some element of society

• Unintended and unrecognized consequence of some element of society

• Negative consequence an element has for the stability of a social system

• Ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life

• Observable fact or event that involves human society

Sociology Scholars• She set up the Hull house in Chicago to assist the

poor• He was expelled from Paris for his beliefs on

social class and revolution• He helped found the NAACP• Believed that ideas about observable

phenomena can be tested using statistical analysis; first to apply method of science to study society

• Coined the phrase survival of the fittest. Believed the best parts of society would survive over time

Sociology Scholars

• I focused on solving the problems of the poor by studying those living in poverty

• Conflict Theory was based on my belief that an imbalance of power leads to social change

• I am the founder of sociology and enjoy studying what creates social order and causes social change

• I wrote Society in America and believe in advocating to solve the problems I have studied

• I would be considered an Interactionist theorist because I am interested in studying how society impacts individuals and believe in studying people’s thoughts and feelings