M - Chapter 2: Sociological Investigations

The study of society that focuses on the meanings that people attach to their social world is known as: Positivist Sociology Interpretive Sociology Symbolic Sociology The study of society that focuses on the need for social change is known as -------------------: Positivist Sociology Interpretive Sociology Critical Sociology What are the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male known as? Gender Seeing the world through a male perspective is known as -------------------: Androcentricity This term means that the human species is divided into distinct groups on the basis of inherited physical and behavioral differences: Ethnicity Race None of the above The term race has also been applied to the following groups: Linguistic, Religious, Political Religious, Ethnic, Disabled None of the above Scientists could not agree on classifying race during the 17th and 18th century and an agreement on specific characteristics for the term race could not be made until the 1900s. True False The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races is known as -------------------: Racism Prejudice None of the above The US Census Bureau does not classify Hispanic or Latino as a option of race. True False How is ethnicity different than race? Provide 2 explicit examples of how society can address racial or ethnic inequality. A majority group refers to any group that experiences a great injustice by the dominant group. True False According to your PowerPoint notes, what is the difference between racism and discrimination? One of the 5 pillars of racist thought by Graves states that races have genetically determined differences that produce unique diseases and cause those people to die at a different rate. True False According to your PowerPoint notes and class discussion, what is the key as to why hate groups are growing at a vast rate every year? What is the term for simplified and extreme perceptions people have of an entire group which is based upon false assumptions? Stereotypes John Dollard suggests that prejudice attitudes arise from frustration from feeling powerless. True False Blaming a racial or ethnic minority group as a being the cause of problems is known as _ according to Dollard. Scapegoat What is a term used to describe the way people in society are sorted into a hierarchy primarily based on wealth, but also based on other socially important characteristics that interact with wealth and income, such as education, gender, and race? Social Stratification The most accurate way of measuring social stratification is by measuring the distribution of _. Wealth One of the most important factors in determining income is --------------------. Lack of this item forces people into low paying jobs ensuring that the cycle of poverty continues. Education List the 2 of the 4 forms of truth discussed from the textbook and PowerPoint: Max Weber is a pioneer of this framework which focuses on meanings that people attach to their social world: Interpretive Sociology This form of sociology was founded by Karl Marx and focused on the need for societal change: Critical Sociology Why did Karl Marx reject the idea that society exists as a 'natural' system with a fixed order? Seeing the world through a female perspective is known as: Androcentricity Feminist Viewpoint Feminicentricity Gynocentricity Failing to consider gender at all is known as ----------------------. Gender Blindness Name 2 out of the 6 ways that the textbook and PowerPoint notes stated how a study could be distorted because of gender: This problem occurs when researchers use data drawn from people of only one sex to support conclusions about humanity or society. Interference Overgeneralizing Androcentricity Obtaining informed consent and maximizing the risk of harm are two principles research ethics discussed in the PowerPoint. True False A clinical study conducted from 1932-1972 in which syphilis was studied in African American males is known as _. Tuskegee Experiment Some groups are over represented in poverty statistics due to the ------------------------------ which makes it more difficult for people to break into the middle and upper classes if their parents were poor. Cycle of poverty The study of society based on systematic observation of social behavior is which research orientation: Positivist Sociology Interpretive Sociology Critical Sociology The job of scientists is gathering empirical evidence which is facts that we can verify with our senses through seeing, hearing, and touching in this research orientation: Positivist Sociology Interpretive Sociology Critical Sociology Symbolic Interactive Approach is used in this research orientation: Positivist Sociology Interpretive Sociology Critical Sociology