Exam 1 Review – Soc 105Sociological imagination (C. Wright Mills) Social construction of reality- How do we know when something is socially constructed? Social Theory (Definition, purpose and theories below)- Conflict theory, Functionalism, Symbolic Interaction as well as the key theorists associated Auguste Comte W.E. B. DuBoisDouble consciousnessDurkheim’s suicide studyAnomie Harriet MartineauSocial Interaction Social structure/structuration Importance of social contextsLatent and manifest functions (pg19)Organic solidaritySocial factsSocial constraint Research methods (surveys, ethnographies, interviews, content analysis etc… know what they are and the pros/cons)Levels of Analysis- Macro/MicroFour types of research questions (factual, comparative, developmental, theoretical)Qualitative & Quantitative Research (and Mixed Methods)The Research Process (i.e. Literature Review, Hypothesis, Research Design, Data Collection and Analysis. Know these are all components of the empirical sociological research process)The Scientific Method (know this is how sociologists come to scientifically informed conclusions) (i.e. empirical investigation)Independent/Dependent Variables and ConstantsTypes of research methods (i.e Surveys, Interviews, Experiments, Content Analysis)- Know the pros/cons of surveys vs. Interviews etc. SamplePopulationProbability and non-probability samples (generalizablity)Code of Ethics IRBInformed consent and debriefing Social Interaction/socialization studies- Feral Children (i.e. Genie documentary – What does this tell us about social interaction?) - Forbidden experiment Looking glass self (Cooley) Taking the role of the other (Mead)Significant others Reference groups Generalized other Self-identitySocialization Primary agents of socialization Status (Ascribed and Achieved)RolesRole Conflict Stages of life course (not in lecture, see book pgs 88-92. Be able to identify stages)What happened to premodern societies (not in lecture, see book pgs 60-66 and know bolded terms of this section)Culture -define and elements (language, symbols…..)Nonmaterial and Material Culture Counterculture Subculture ValuesNorms- Folkways- Mores - Taboo Cultural Relativism Ethnocentrism Cultural universals I will not ask you specific dates, but you will need to know what key theorists are associated with what theories and their major works. Pay attention to bolded words in the text and any concept I wrote on a slide. If I went over it in class, you most likely will see it again. I also provided you with page numbers to the items you will see on the test that we couldn’t cover in class due to the missed week. The test will be50 multiple choice and true/false questions. Questions will be both applied (i.e. in what situation might I choose a nongeneralizable/nonprobablity sample) straight forward definition/recognition of key terms (i.e. the sociological imagination is….a) b) c)..) and true/false (i.e. sociology uses the scientific method,