Introduction to Sociological Theory
Review Sheet for Exam 1
Thursday October 1 in class
The 1st exam will cover the course readings on the syllabus through Karl Marx.
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.
What is sociological theory? What is a theory? C. Wright Mills “false consciousness” Suicide and social integration “Anomic Suicide” Charles Darwin Auguste Comte Thomas Malthus Herbert Spencer Ferdinand Toennies Emile Durkheim Georg Simmel Karl Marx Functionalism Conflict theory Cultural Theory | Organic analogy Theological stage Metaphysical stage Positivist stage Natural selection “survival of the fittest” “Laws of Population Growth” Meritocracy Ferdinand Toennies Gemeinschaft (“Community”) Gesellschaft (“Society”) Mechanical solidarity Organic solidarity Anomie Georg Simmel Individualization Network analysis | The Communist Manifesto Das Kapital Class conflict Capitalists Bourgeoisie Proletariat “Base” and “superstructure” Control of the “means of production” Capitalism’s “internal contradictions” False consciousness à class consciousness Revolutionary intellectuals Alienation De-skilling Routinization Boredom Socialism |