For each question, you must include the text of the question, followed by your typed response.
There are no formal word counts, but responses must fully and effectively cover the concepts. The exam is due
by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, December 6th. Late exams will be penalized 20 points for each day they are late, and
exams will not be accepted after Friday, December 9th.
Exam Questions
1. Define structural functionalism and explain how society is viewed through the lens of this theory.
2. Define and explain Dahrendorf’s concepts of quasi groups, interest groups, and conflict groups.
3. Define and explain symbolic interactionism.
4. Define and explain post-modernity and discuss its relevance to sociological theory.
5. Explain Marx’s Labor Theory of Value.
6. Define and explain Bourdieu’s concept of habitus.
7. Identify and explain the emphases of the waves of feminism.
8. Define and explain Foucault’s concepts of the panopticon and the carceral archipelago.
9. Explain Erving Goffman’s dramaturgy.
10. Wild card: Discuss one additional theory or concept from the class discussions that you found interesting.
