Online exam for Sociology 1020, 100 points
time limit: 45 minutes
As you review for the Exam #1 would suggest that you read the “Chapter Review” section at the end of each chapter as well as the “Key Terms” listed.
I would pay particular attention to the following topics/concepts:
The sociological imagination
Basics of Functional, Conflict, Feminist, and Symbolic Interaction Theories
Key theorists: Marx, Durkheim, C. Wright Mills, Berger and Luckmann, and G.H. Mead
Subjective/Objective Concerns
Macro / Micro levels of analysis
Independent / dependent variables
Values
The Scientific Method
Latent/Manifest Functions
Social stratification
Capitalism and Inequality
Poverty and Wealth (definitions and types of)
Race / ethnicity
ethnocentrism / racism / pluralism
assimilation / segregation
Sex / Gender
Sexism / Human Capital theory
Sexual orientation / Homophobia / Transgender
Gerontology / Ageism / Population Aging / Demography
Families: types of and definitions
Inequality and other issues within families
Education and educational trends
Manifest and Latent functions
Social Capital / Tracking
How / If the major theoretical perspectives apply to each topic
