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Sociology
terms and definitions of words in sociology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sociology | study of human societies and the forces that affect them |
| microsociology | study of smaller components that make up society (individuals, families, communities) |
| macrosociology | study of "the big picture" its primary concern is society as a whole. |
| 6 institutions | socialization, economic, recreation, political system, religion, education |
| theory | something you can test. Theories are falsifiable. They must stand up to constant tests and retests to prove their value |
| ecological evolutionary theory | examines society in relation to its surroundings and explore how it has changed over time. |
| Culture | pattern of shared behavior within a group |
| Learning | processing information through experience that has potential to modify behavior |
| insight | ability to analyze a situation in their minds and thus avoiding time consuming, costly, and painful trail and error |
| birth of society | scientific method |
| Auguste comte | Founder of sociology. Advocated positivism to studying social life. Practiced "armchair philosophy". Didn't conduct scientific research. |
| Positivism | Use of scientific method to study the social world. |
| Herbert Spencer | Social Darwinism. Societies evolve from lower to higher forms. Didn't conduct scientific research. |
| Social Darwinism | Survival of the fittest. |
| Karl Marx | Class Conflict. Believed social class conflict is the engine of human history. |
| Class Conflict | Struggle between Proletariat and Bourgeoisie. |
| Proletariat | Lowest class. Class of workers. |
| Bourgeoisie | Capitalists. Middle Class. |
| Emile Durkheim | Social Integration. Studied suicide rates and concluded social forces underlie suicidal behavior. |
| Altruistic Suicide | excessive social interaction. Ex: Suicide bombing |
| Egoistic Suicide | occurs when people feel detached from society. Ex: feeling lonely, unappreciated, and unimportant. |
| Anomic Suicide | Occurs when there is a state of normlessness. When things aren't what they are supposed to be. Ex: Cafe closing before its normal time. |
| Max Weber | Religion. Believed religion is the central force of social change. |
| Harriet Martineau | Wrote "Society in America" |
| Jane Addams | Co-founded the Hull House. Campaigned for laws against child labor. Co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize |
| W.E.B Du Bois | published books on the race relations between African Americans and Whites. |
| Symbolic Interaction | Individuals evaluate their own conduct by comparing themselves with others. |
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