SOC 10000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Hispanic And Latino American Muslims, Camille Paglia, Social Inequality
27 Jun 2018
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Final Exam Study Guide
The final exam is composed of 35 multiple choice and 45 true/false questions. Each item is
worth 4 points for a total of 320 total points. The list below covers most of the content in the
final exam, but is not meant to be exhaustive.
Chapter 1
Emile Durkheim’s view of social problems and their causes
The greater ties the community has the less social problem they’ll have (i.e. suicide,
unemployment, crime, etc.) Mainly about anomie
Names of famous microsociologists
Cooley, Mead, Goffman, Simmel
Components of a scientific theory
Must be reliable, valid, and be predictive power (testable results)
Structural Functionalism
Society functions in a means that people cooperate together for the greater good
Symbolic Interactionism
Microsociology; society is composed of interactions of people and groups. People learn
behavior via interactions with others.
Conflict Theory
People are constantly in conflict due to constant competition against one another
Chapter 2
Dependent/independent variables
Its own variable/Depends on dependent variable
Internal validity
How well an experiment is conducted
measurement bias
Measurement that favors a particular result
measurement error
True empirical value of a variable cannot be observed or measured precisely
reliability
Producing consistent results
sampling bias
Being bias in your sampling
sampling error
Error in statistical analysis
Purpose of control variables
It’s an unchanged variable, and it being unchanged allows relationships between other variables
to be tested
Chapter 3
Theoretical views towards culture
Totality of socially learned and transmitted customs, behaviors, values, knowledge, etc.
Cultural elements
Social norms, social values, social roles, language and shared symbols
Cultural variation
Differences in social behaviors that different cultures exhibit around the world
Culture diffusion/assimilation/accommodation/innovation
Spread of culture beliefs and social activities from 1 group to another/Process by which person
or group’s culture come to resemble that of another/When another culture accepts how others do
things/Internal changes that depend upon recombinations of already existing elements in culture.
Chapter 4 and 5
dramaturgy
Life is like a play and we’re doing our performances
generalized other
Thinking of what is expected of him/her from the perspective of others
primary/secondary/reference groups
Groups we associate the most with/Groups we’re in to achieve a common goal/Groups we use to
analyze our one behavior
impression management
Manipulating how others feel of you, generally by making yourself look good
rationalization
Change of certain traditions, values, and emotions
Document Summary
The final exam is composed of 35 multiple choice and 45 true/false questions. Each item is worth 4 points for a total of 320 total points. The list below covers most of the content in the final exam, but is not meant to be exhaustive. Emile durkheim"s view of social problems and their causes. The greater ties the community has the less social problem they"ll have (i. e. suicide, unemployment, crime, etc. ) Must be reliable, valid, and be predictive power (testable results) Society functions in a means that people cooperate together for the greater good. Microsociology; society is composed of interactions of people and groups. People are constantly in conflict due to constant competition against one another. How well an experiment is conducted measurement bias. Measurement that favors a particular result measurement error. True empirical value of a variable cannot be observed or measured precisely reliability.
