Sociology 12 Exam Review
Remember what you do not know at 9pm the night of the exam you will not know if you stay up all night. Get a good night’s rest and come at this exam refreshed.
You can bring the cue card I supplied for you. If you are planning on bringing it – it must be signed by me on the last day before exams. If you do not have it signed you cannot bring it.
You will need to bring something to write with. It will not be supplied for you.
I am available for questions up to 9pm the night of the exam.
Documents Page Class Notes & Info has been updated.
1.1 describe the discipline of sociology as a social science through the examination of selected socialIssues
1.2 demonstrate an understanding of major sociological perspectives
2.1 demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture
2.2 analyze factors related to cultural variation
3.1 explain the process of socialization
3.2 investigate the relationship between socialization and the development of individual personality
3.3 investigate the relationship between socialization and the process of human learning
4.1 describe the role of groups in the organization of human societies
4.2 examine the role of social stratification in the organization of human societies, in relation to
gender, race, and socio-economic status
4.3 examine the role of social institutions in the organization of human societies
5.1 analyze ways in which societies exercise social control to achieve conformity
5.2 investigate deviance as a form of social behaviour
Class Notes & Info
Class notes and information are here organized by date and title. Any notes I used to create questions are listed below. In the electronic version they are a hyperlink.
9/3/2015 Intro to Sociology
9/9/2015 What is Social Science? What is Sociology?
9/16/2015 Sociological Perspectives
9/28/2015 What is Culture?
10/1/2015 Everything is Relative - Cultural Analysis
10/2/2015 Socialization
11/23/2015 Personality Theorists
11/23/2015 Personality Theorists Organizer
1/6/2016 Power & Marginalization
1/7/2016 Functions of a Family
1/11/2016 - 1/13/2016 Social Response to Deviance
1/13/2016 - Violence and perspectives
Concepts/Terms/People
Sociology Anthropology Psychology Theoretical Perspective
Feminist Post Modern Conflict Symbolic Interactionalist
Morality Gilligan Kohlberg Structural Functionalist
Heinz Sociobiology Culture Cultural Materialism
Variation Uniformity Sex/Gender Agents of Socialization
Ascribed Achieved Marginalization Functions of a Family
Deviance Informal Formal Crime/Violence theories
Skills:
Bow Tie Application of Personality Theories Consideration of Deviance
Essay (opinion/application/support)
Sample Questions:
What is Sociology?
What makes Sociology different from Anthropology or Psychology?
Complete the bow tie on a social issue. Pick your social issue from the following list. Alternately you may use the social issue you examined in your Independent Study.
Drinking Prostitution Bullying gang violence Smoking
Define culture.
What is the difference between cultural variation and cultural uniformity?
How do you express your culture?
Define cultural materialism and sociobiology. Give an example of each.
What are the Agents of Socialization? What is their function?
What are the various personality theories we studied in class, who created them and what are they about? (chart)
What is the Heinz Dilemma? What can we learn from the dilemma?
What is the difference between sex and gender?
What are the functions of a family?
If a family is “dysfunctional” is it still responsible to complete the functions of a family?
There are two kinds of status. What are they? What do they mean?
What does it mean to be marginalized?
What is the difference between ascribed and achieved status? Give an example of each.
What is deviance?
Why does society not like deviance? What are the two mechanisms society tries to use to control crime and violence?
Can deviance be good and bad? Explain.
What are the three theories structural functionalists use when trying to define crime?
What does the conflict theorist claim about crime?
What does the Symbolic Interactionalist say about Crime and Violence?
Essay Choices:
(You can pass this in on the last day before the exam so you do not have to do it on the exam.)
1. Nature or nurture?
2. “I was just following orders.”
3. Gilligan was right.
4. Canada’s prison system is not broken.
5. Culture is simple.
6. Making a doctor’s appointment is not an option for some in Canada.