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DISS Week 1-10 Grade 11
DISS Week 1-10 Grade 11
This consists in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing,
and modification of hypotheses.
-Scientific Method.
The entry of the human person into the world of societies is something that can be avoided.
-true
Each newly born human being enters a __________ that has been shaped by those born previously
and is continually reshaped by each new generation. (Perry & Perry, 2003)
-Social word
What makes social science unique from natural science and the humanities?
-True
Social Science is not only composed of one science or one subject. Since it concerns itself with all
aspects of society and human behavior, it is naturally divided into __________, all of which share an
interest in human behavior.
-Disciplines
-diction
Which of the following is NOT true about Economics?
-It is a discipline that was only established recently,because our ancestors did not believe in
the value of private property.
-Philosophy
-False
-Noam Chomsky
-False
Which discipline does social sciences rely heavily upon when it comes to matters of methodology?
-Physical science
As John and Erna Perry put it, “The discipline does attempt to study systematically a sequence of
related events – or a number of such sequences – for the purpose of learning about, verifying, and
establishing meaningful relationships among them.” (Perry & Perry, 2003)
-False
_____________ is considered the father of geography. He is known as the first person to actually
use the term.
-Eratosthenes
Science may be briefly defined as a method using a system of rational inquiry dependent on the
___________.
-True
True or False. Write T if the answer is true, and F if false: Anthropology combines natural science
and information gathered from the social sciences to uncover the relationships between biological
traits acquired socially by living in groups.
-T
“The goal of an economic-centered and capitalist-inspired work place is the generation of more
products. Once the worker is done with the product, he disowns it.”
-Britain
-bourgeoisie
The evolution of capitalism, according to Fulcher’s account, dates back to at least the century, when
private ownership overcome the standard “one for all, all for one” system of ownership in older
societies.
-17th
________ is a method for analyzing language, narratives, and cultural phenomena that uncovers
basic elements that form structures (often binary oppositions).
-structuralism
“Workers are forced to pay attention to the production only. Thus they will have no time to interact
with fellow workers, whose main focus too is to do labor in exchange for salaries. Workers are
alienated from this experience to make way for an undivided attention for the production of goods.”
-False
According to Fulcher, “Capitalist production depends on the exploitation of wage labor, which also
fuels the consumption of the goods and services produced by capitalist enterprises. Production and
consumption are linked by the markets that come to mediate all economic activities.” (Fulcher, 2004)
-True
-Language
Psychoanalysis as an approach was only considered a major psychological and sociological theory
during the life of its proponent:
-Sigmund Freud
Parsons doctoral dissertation was entitled ______ with his main focus on the work of Werner
Sombart and Max Weber.
It is defined as an approach that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to
promote solidarity and stability. It looks for a structure’s social function.
-structural-functionalism
-Ego
“It is the ‘executive’ that governs, controls and regulates the personality. As a ‘traffic cop’ it mediates
between the instincts and the surrounding environment. The __________ controls consciousness
and exercises censorship.” (Corey, 2009)
-ego
“In this class conflict, the working class merely works for the profit of the bourgeoisie. Capitalism,
thus, favors the increase of the higher classes’ private property and control over the means of
production.”
-True
-libido
That is why apart from the disciplines, the social sciences have what we call the dominant
approaches and ideas that are present within the different disciplines. These are the ________ of a
discipline, or better yet, the very inspiration of the different social sciences.
-roots
-G.W.F. Hegel
-Vilfredo Pareto
“Simply put, structuralism is understanding human culture and elements in terms of their relationship
with a larger, overarching system.”
-True
“Meaning can be described, accounted for, or stated in terms of symbols or language at its highest
and most complex stage of development.” (Mead, 1972)
-True
“Production is the only focus the worker should have. One’s personal issues and development, as
well as experiences that could enhance human nature are neglected for more production.
-True
The principle of meaning teaches us that human persons interact, and that we do so through the use
of:
-Symbols
Parsons doctoral dissertation was entitled ____ with his main focus on the work of Werner Sombart
and Max Weber.
-lack of resources
-proletariat
It includes a person’s moral code, the main concern being whether action is good or bad, right or
wrong. It represents the ideal rather than the real, and strives not for pleasure but for perfection. The
rewards are feelings of pride and self-love; the punishments are feelings of guilt and inferiority.”
(Corey, 2009)
-superego
Private property is replaced with ____, and man becomes friend once more to fellow man. It is in a
communist setting, Marx envisions, that society will flourish.
-common ownership
“The history of linguistics is a branch of intellectual history, for it deals with the history of ideas –
ideas about language – and directly with language itself.”
-False
This social world was not always understood. But in the last 200 years, disciplines have originated
with the goal of examining it with the exact same ____ that the sciences use.
-scientific methodology
Science may be briefly defined as a method using a system of rational inquiry dependent on the
_____.
When Mead mentions the ‘taking the role of the other,’ he implies that through language, human
persons could interpret the _____ of the individual he is communicating with.
-symbolic nature
Thought is based on language. While in a conversation, your mind is imagining or thinking about the
different points of view or meanings to what the other person is saying to you.
-True
Economics comes from the Greek ta oikonomika meaning “____“ Oikonomika itself comes from the
Greek word oikos meaning --- or ---).
-Natural Science
“The most concrete origin, however, can be found in Ancient China with the writings of Fan Li (also
known as Tao Zhu Gong) who wrote a _____ for businessmen. (Wang, 2012)
-pragmatic philosophy
-Political Science
Social Philosophy and Social Sciences are one and the same.
-True
-Studies in Hysteria
-Herbert Blumer
These three principles are important for Mead because these form a symbolic interaction that
enables society to be united and become real active agents of social progress. With the use of
communication, there arises a universal want for the:
-common good
It is a movement in psychology and philosophy that emphasized the outward behavioral aspects of
thought and dismissed the inward experiential, and sometimes the inner procedural, aspects as well.
-behaviorism
The very basic principle of the id is to attain pleasure and avoid pain.
-True
Social science is the study of ____.
True or False. Write T if the answer is true, and F if false: The Natural Sciences is divided into two groups.
-T
-Human language
This social world was not always understood. But in the last 200 years, disciplines have originated with the goal of examining
it with the exact same ____________ that the sciences use.
-scientific methodology
What do all the disciplines within the social sciences have in common?
In other words, political science as a discipline found its roots in Ancient Greek _________, that ultimately led to its continuous
development in other major civilizations.
-Philosophy
This discipline probes the need for an institution to maintain order, make decisions, and provide for defense.
-political science
-international relations
-Philosophy
Herodotus wrote which work that earned him the title of the father of history?
-The Histories
Parsons determined that each individual does not have expectations of the other's action and reaction to his own behavior,
and that these expectations would (if successful) be "derived" from the accepted norms and values of the society they
inhabit only on condition. (Parsons, 1961)
-False
“Simply put, structuralism is understanding human culture and elements in terms of their relationship with a larger,
overarching system.”
-True
“The worker is forced to abide by the same technique, the same default setting, when attempting to produce something
from their labor. It takes away creativity from the worker, and results in a monotonous, robot-like mode of production.”
-Jean Valjean
_________ is one’s stature in society, normally based on economic capabilities. critical individual parts.
-Class
Private property is replaced with ________, and man becomes friend once more to fellow man. It is in a communist setting,
Marx envisions, that society will flourish.
-common ownership
His academic interests were broad, but he settled for _______ at the University of Vienna in 1873 and obtained his degree in
1881.
-Medicine
__________ is defined as an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private
owners for profit, rather than by the state.
-Capitalism
Which pragmatic thinker did Mead transfer with to Chicago and was greatly influenced by?
-John dewey
-dialogue
Social Science is not only composed of one science or one subject. Since it concerns itself with all aspects of society and
human behavior, it is naturally divided into _____, all of which share an interest in human behavior.
-Disciplines
“The ___ conditions the social, political and intellectual life process in general. It is not the consciousness of men that
determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.” (Marx, 1859)”
Eriksen and Nielsen note that one particular Greek, namely Herodotus of Halicarnassus (c. 484–425 BCE), was one of the
proponents of what is called a ____, or the prelude to modern anthropology as we know today.
-proto-anthropology
Sociology comes from the Latin word ____ meaning “companion” with the Greek word ___ which means “study” or “word.”
-Russian Federation
“The Freudian view of human nature is basically ____. According to him, our behavior is determined by irrational forces,
unconscious motivations, biological and instinctual drives, as these evolve through key psychosexual stages in the first six
years of life. (Corey, 2009)
-Deterministic
Each newly born human being enters a ____ that has been shaped by those born previously and is continually reshaped by
each new generation. (Perry & Perry, 2003)
-Social world
History can be derived from two Greek terms: _____ meaning “learned or wise man,” and ____ meaning “finding
out.”
The Natural Sciences is a branch of science that deals with the ____.
-Physical world
Mead published several books, including Mind, Self, and Spirit as well as the Philosophy of Social Action.
-False