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chapter 1 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the observer notice on his styrofoam cup? | teeth marks |
| Which social science studies the production and distribution of goods and services? | Economics |
| Which social science is the sister subject of sociology? | Antropology |
| How many social sciences are there? | 7 |
| True or false: The natural sciences focus on the social world. | false |
| What does the Sociological Perspective study? | Keep an open mind / How we view the world / How groups influence / How people are influenced by their surroundings / shapes our behavior / helps gain a new vision of social life / example: newborn baby |
| Describes a persons position in society | social location |
| social location is based on the following affects | job / income / education / gender / age / race |
| Natural sciences deal with? | the natural environment |
| Natural sciences examples | Biology / Geology / chemistry / physics |
| Biology- | botany, zoology |
| Geology- | mineralogy |
| chemistry- | organic, inorganic |
| physics- | biophysics, quantum |
| social sciences examine? | human relations |
| Social sciences examples | anthropology / Economics / political science / psychology / history / geography / sociology |
| Anthropology- | sister subject of sociology |
| Economics- | Macro: study of an entire economy on a large, collective scale Micro: Small (studies how individual people, households, and businesses make decisions to allocate scarce resources) |
| political science- | government |
| psychology- | about the mind of an individual |
| history- | U.S. , world , ancient |
| Geography- | location , direction |
| sociology- | newest of all / combination of all social sciences |
| What are the three goals of science? | Explain why? (scientific discipline) / Make generalizations (reoccurring patterns) / To predict (the future) |
| Define common sense? | The prevailing ideas in a society |
| What are internal mechanisms? | internalized psychological and social processes that drive human behavior, maintain social order, or cause social change. |
| What are external influences? | social forces, structures, and pressures originating outside the individual that shape human behavior, beliefs, and life outcomes. |