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Sociology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Auguste Comte | -French Philosopher -Coined term Sociology -Positivism-Beief that the world can be best understood through scientific inquiry |
| Harriet Martineau | -British Sociologist -Believed better society wold emerge if men/women were treated equally |
| Herbert Spencer | -British Social Theorist -Social Darwinism- The belief that those species of Animals best adapted to their environment survive and prosper |
| Emile Durkheim | -French Sociologist -Anomie- Condition where social control becomes ineffective as a result of the loss of shared values and a sense of purpose in society |
| Karl Marx | -German Ecologist/Philosopher -Conflict is necessary in order to produce social change and a better society -Alienation- A feeling of powerlessness and estrangement from other people and oneself |
| Max Weber | German Social Scientist -Concerned with changes brought by Industrial Revolution |
| George Simmel | -German Sociologist -Formal Sociology- An approach that focuses attention on the universal recurring social forms that vary content of social interaction |
| Jane Adams | -One of the best known early women sociologists of the US -Awarded Nobel Prize for her assistance to the underpriviledged |
| WEB Dubois | -American Sociologist -Double Consciousness-The identity conflict of being both black and an American |
| Sociology | The systematic study of human society and human interaction |
| Psychology | Difference between nature/nurture |
| Global Interdependence | Global Markets are dependent on other nations (If European markets go down then American Markets will go down) |
| Mills | Link between personal and social problems |
| Overspending | People go into debt and cannot pay it off |
| Intellectual Revolution | People began to think about using reason rather than morality |
| Industrial Revolution | Process by which societies are changed into manufacturing industries rather than agriculture |
| Urbanization | Increasing amount of people begin to live in cities |
| Centrification | Businesses and middle class citizens will come into a city, refurbish it, and make it a better place |
| Quantitative | Measured numerically -Data that emphasize complex statistical beliefs |
| Qualitative | Explanation of why something happens |
| Qualitative Example | Reading Suicide notes |
| Quantitative Example | For people ages 15-24 suicide is the leading cause of death |
| Survey | Poll in which researchers collect facts |
| Field Research | Go to where the subjects are rather than having the subjects come to you |
| Culture | Knowledge, language, and customs passed down from one group of people to another |
| Gestures | Hand signals that have different meanings in different cultures |
| Language | Different cultures use different ways of communicating |
| Values | Collective ideas between what is right and what is wrong |
| Ideal Culture | We say what we think is appropriate |
| Real Culture | Ideals that people actually follow |
| Society | A large grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations |
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