SOCIOL 2S06 Study Guide - Final Guide: Proletariat, Dialectic, Social Conflict

1 Describe the differences between pre-industrial, industrial, and postindustrial societies.

2 How does technology impact societal development?

3 Contrast and compare Durkhiem's functionalist view of society and Marx's concepts of class and alienation.

1 Explain why socialization matters.

2 Provide examples of agents of socialization.

3 Explain the difference between primary and secondary groups and how in-groups and out-groups fit into primary and secondary groups.

4 How does group size influence group dynamics?

1 What is culture?  Provide examples.

2 Explain material versus non-material culture?  Provide examples.

3 What are subcultures and countercultures?  Provide examples.

4 Provide an example of a subculture to which you belong, and share the larger culture to which it would fall under.