Introduction to Sociological Theory
Review Sheet for Exam 1
Friday February 1 in class
The first exam will cover the course readings on the syllabus through Thorstein Veblen on the leisure class.
You should be able to define and discuss all of the following terms. Note that this list is a guide only, and everything from the lectures and readings for this section of the course can be included on the exam.
Readings:
C. W. Mills VIII-37
Weber on Verstehen III-11
Durkheim’s Suicide II-8
Marx on false consciousness I-2
Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, Thomas Malthus, and Davis and Moore (lecture only)
What is sociological theory?
What is a theory?
C. Wright Mills
“Culture and Politics”
“false consciousness”
Suicide and social integration
“Anomic Suicide”
Sociological Functionalism
Social Darwinism
Auguste Comte
Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus
Herbert Spencer
Organic analogy
Theological stage
Metaphysical stage
Positivist stage
Natural selection
“survival of the fittest”
“Laws of Population Growth”
Meritocracy
Pseudoscience
Ethnocentrism
Logic
Group selection
Conflict theory
Inequality
Dimensions of inequality
Privilege
Reproduction of privilege
Cultural Theory
Beliefs
Values
Rituals
Socialization
Social identity