HONORS SOCIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
MR. GENTHER
Be able to apply the following:
 Theories of punishment
- Incapacitation
- Rehabilitation
- Retribution
- Deterrence
 Theories of Deviance
- Strain Theory
- Control Theory
- Differential Association Theory
- Labeling Theory
 Types of culture
- Elite Culture
- Folk Culture
- Pop Culture
 Types of occupational crime
- State-Based Authority
- Individual
- Professional
- Organizational
Study for the following essay topics
Study for the following short answer topics
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Social Change
Social Class in America
Culture and society
Deviant behavior
Ethical research
Ethnocentrism
Types of Families
Social Sanctions
Social Intuition: Sport
Subculture vs. Counterculture
White Collar Crime
Deviant Behavior
Sociological Imagination (Perspective)
Sociology vs. Psychology
Forms of Research and Types of Research
Objective Questions
 Types of Questions
- Open-ended
- Closed-ended
 Analyzing Data
- Generalizations
- Relationships
- Causation
- Correlations
- Variables
 Forms of Social Research
- Qualitative
- Quantitative
 Research Methods
- Survey
- Questionnaire
- Participant Observation
- Natural Observation
- Content Analysis
- Experiment
- Case Study
 Sociological Theories/Perspectives
- Conflict Perspective
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Functionalist Perspective
Symbolic Interactionism
Perspective
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Verbal and Non-Verbal forms of Culture
- Language
- Symbols
- Gestures
Define Culture
Define Society
Norms
- Folkways
- Mores
- Laws
- Taboos
Sanctions
- Formal Sanctions
- Informal Sanctions
Process of Socialization
- Desocialization
- Resocialization
- Anticipatory Socialization
 Define Social Status
- Ascribe Status
- Achieved Status
- Master Status
 Define Roles
- Rights
- Obligations
- Role Conflict
- Role Strain
 Types of Group Social Interaction
- Conflict
- Coercion
- Cooperation
- Conformity
- Social Exchange
 Define Reference Group
 Definition Group
- Primary Group
- Secondary group
 Characteristics of a Group
 Social Category vs. Social Aggregate
 Define Social Stratification
 Dimensions of Stratification
- Income
- Wealth
- Power
- Prestige
 Social Mobility
- Horizontal
- Intergenerational
- Vertical
 Social Inequality and Poverty
- Economic
- Gender
- Racial
- Age
 Define Deviance
 Theories of Deviance
- Strain Theory
- Control Theory
- Differential association theory
- Labeling Theory
 Define Recidivism
 Define and Explain Social Control
 Terms and Impacts of Social Institutions:
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- Family
- Peers
- School
- Religion
- Sport
- Government/Economy
Sociological Theoretical Perspectives of
Social Institutions
- Family
- Peers
- School
- Religion
- Sport
- Government/Economy
Sociological Study of Population
Define Urban Ecology
Define:
- Suburbanization
- Urbanization
- Gentrification
Define Social Change
Social Processes of Social Change
- Discovery
- Diffusion
- Invention
Collective Behaviors
- Fads
- Fashions
- Urban Legends
- Rumors
- Crowd
- Mob
- Riot
- Social Movement
Types of Crowds
- Casual Crowd
- Conventional Crowd
- Expressive Crowd
- Acting Crowd
Types of Social Movements
- Revolutionary Movement
- Reformative Movement
- Redemptive Movement
- Alternative Movement