2. Theory

Question 1

Father of Sociology

Answer 1

Auguste Comte

Question 2

Positivism

Answer 2

Scientific approach to knowledge based on positive facts as opposed to mere speculation

Question 3

Theoretical Appraoch

Answer 3

A basic image of society that guides thinking and research

Question 4

Macro

Answer 4

How society works or doesn’t as a whole

Question 5

Micro

Answer 5

Small interaction individual level

Question 6

Structural Functionalism

Answer 6

A framework for building theory that see society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability

Question 7

Figure of Structural Functionalism

Answer 7

Durkheim

Question 8

Social Structure

Answer 8

Any relatively stable pattern of social behaviour

Question 9

Social Function

Answer 9

The consequences of a social pattern for the operation of society can be manifest or latent

Question 10

Manifest

Answer 10

Intended consequences

Question 11

Latent

Answer 11

Unintended consequences

Question 12

Social Conflict

Answer 12

Focus on the inequality between groups and struggle for limited resources

Question 13

Figure of Social Conflict

Answer 13

Marx

Question 14

Social Conflict is a micro/macro approach

Answer 14

Macro

Question 15

Structural Functionalism is a micro/macro approach

Answer 15

Macro

Question 16

Critical Race Theory

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The study of society that focused on the ways in which race intersects with class, gender, and other statuses to shape the experience of racial minorities

Question 17

Gender Conflict Theory

Answer 17

Study of society that focuses on the inequality and conflict between men and women

Question 18

Symbolic Interactionism

Answer 18

Views small interaction between individuals (humans play a role in society)

Question 19

Figure of Symbolic Interactionism

Answer 19

Goffman

Question 20

Symbolic Interactionism is a micro/macro approach

Answer 20

Micro