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Sociology: Chap 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Sociology | Sociology is simply the scietific study of social behavior and human groups. |
| What is sociological Imagination? | It is a type of critical thinking that sociologists use to understand social behavior. It is an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past. |
| Social science is...? | The study of social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change. |
| Sociologists can be said to study the ________ that ________ has on people's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people interact and shape ___________ | influence, society, society. |
| August Comte believed... | that theoretical science of society and a systematic investigation of behavior were needed to improve society. He coined the term sociology to apply to the science of human behavior |
| Herbert Spencer was... | Drew on Darwin's study on the origin of species and applies the concept of evolution to how societies change, or evolve over time. He also said it is natural for some to be rich and some to be poor. |
| Emile Durkheim was famous for his work on... | theoretical work on suicide. Says that behavior must be understood within a larger social context, not just in individualistic terms. |
| What is Anomie? | Refers to the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. Division of labor causes this, Durkheim. Ocurrs during profound social change. |
| What is verstehen? Who employed it? | insight or understanding -- german. What Max Weber (Vay-ber) taught his students to employ in their intellectual work. |
| Max Web said that we must understand the __________ meanings people attach to their actions. | subjective. "How they themselves view and explain their behavior |
| Charles Horton Cooley believed... | that small personal groups, families, gangs, friendship groups were the seedbeds of society--they shape people's ideals beliefs and values. |
| ;Robert Merton said that... | Deviant behavior arises when innovators deviate from the socially acceptable ways to succeed. illegal means. |
| What is macro-sociology and what is micro-sociology? | Macro concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations. - Durkeim's study on suicide is marco. Micro-sociology stesses the study of small groups, often through experimental means. |
| What is Cultural Capital and who coined it? | Pierre Bourdieu -- Cultural capital refers to noneconomic goods, such as family background and education, which are reflected in a knowledge of language and the arts. |
| What is social capital? | Refers to the collective benefit of social networks which are built on reciprocal trust. |
| Functionalist Perspective | A sociological view that perceives society as a living organism in which each part of the organism contributes to its survival. Emphasis on parts of society are structured to maintain stability. - Talcott Parsons. |
| Interactionist Perspective | Generalize about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole. Ineractionism is a sociological framework in which human beings are viewed as living in a world of meaningful objects. Symbols are important. |
| What is Dramaturgical? | A type of interactionist method, in which people are seen as theatrical performers. Compare everyday life to the setting of a theater and stage. |
| What is applied sociology | Is the use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior organizations. |
| What is clinical sociology? | Sociology dedicated to faciliating change by altering social relationships. |
| What is globalization? | it is the worldwide integration of government policies, cultrues, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas. |
| What is social inequality? | A condition in which members of society have differing amounts of wealth, prestige, or power. |
| What is basic sociology? | Sociological Inquiry Conducted with the objective of gaining a more profound knowledge of the fundamental aspects of social phenomena. Also pure sociology. |
| Who introduced the concept of the sociological imagination? | C. Wright Mills |
| Robert Merton's Contributions to sociology include... | - combining theory and reserach, - producing a theory that is one of the most frequently cited explanations of deviant behavior - an attempt to bring macro and micro level analyses together |
| Which sociologist made a major contribution to society through his in-depth studies of urban life, including both Blacks and Whites? | W. E. B. DuBois |
| In the late 19th century, before the term feminist view was even coined, the ideas behind this major theoretical approach appeared in the writings of... | Ida Wells-Barnett. |
| While the findings of sociologists may at times seem like common sense, they differ because they rest on ____________________ analysis of facts. | Systematic |
| Within sociology, a(n) ____________________ is a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behavior. | theory |
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