SOC 3701 Midterm: Exam I Study Guide
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Preparatory sheet for mid-term, (to be taken in class on october 5) The midterm exam will consist of four to five short answer questions, two or three quiz questions and an essay question. The questions will be based on the following list of topics: the idea of society and the roots of sociological theory: (calhoun, Weber= iron cage: conditions for the development of social theory: Development of large scale markets, capitalism and modern industry. Rise of a group of intellectual specialists who could create a community of their own (universities) Printing press spread ideas and lead to growth in literacy and education. Classic social theory: the work of authors (such as marx, durkheim and weber) who crafted pivotal theories and formed important frameworks that sociologists use today: dose not turn obsolete, the analytical and the normative in sociological theory (ppt) Analytical: seeks to define the principles by which the social world works.
