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Soc+vocab Ch 1-7
Vocab in the Soc+ text
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| social solidarity | the degree to which group members share beliefs and values and the intensity and frequency of their interaction |
| values | ideas about what is good and bad, right and wrong |
| egoistic suicide | results from the poor integration of people into society because of weak social ties to others, according to Durkheim |
| anomic suicide | occurs in setting that exhibit low levels of social solidarity. ___________ results from vaguely defined norms governing behavior. |
| social structures | relatively stable patterns of behavior |
| sociological imagination | mentality enabling the connection between personal troubles and social structures |
| patriarchy | the traditional system of economic and political inequality between men and women |
| global structures | international organizations, patterns of worldwide travel and communication, and the economic relations among countries |
| functionalism | human behavior is governed by relatively stable social structures; reestablishing equilibrium can best solve most problems |
| conflict theory | suggests eliminating privilege will lower the level of conflict and increase human welfare |
| protestant ethic | religious doubts can be reduced and a state of grace assured if people work diligently and live ascetically |
| symbolic interactionism | underscoring the subjective meanings people create in small social settings, validating unpopular and unofficial viewpoints, increasing our understanding and tolerance of people who may be different from us |
| sample frame | list of all the people in the population of interest |
| detached observation | involves classifying and counting the behavior of interest according to a predetermined scheme |
| analysis of existing documents and official statistics | examines diaries, newspapers, published historical works and statistics produced by government agencies |
| postindustrial revolution | technology-driven shift from manufacturing to service industries |
| non-material culture | symbols, norms,... |
| latent function | invisible and unintended effects of social structures |
| postmodernism | eclectic mix of cultural elements from different times and places, erosion of authority, decline of consensus and core values |
| rationalization | application of the most efficient means to achieve given goals and the unintended consequences Weber |
| Thomas Theorem | situations we define as real become real in their consequences |
| self-socialization | choosing socialization influences from the wide variety of mass media offerings |
| social category | group composed of people who share similar status but do not identify with one another |
| deviance | departing from norm with negative reaction |
| white collar crime | committed by respectable, high status people in the course of work |
| feminization of poverty | women more likely to be low wage earners; low-income gap between men and women growing |
| functional theory of stratification | some jobs more important; sacrifice by training, inequality motivated sacrifices |
| parties | organizations seeking to impose their will on others Weber |
| ascription based stratification | rank depends on birth |
| modernization theory | poor countries dysfunctional: lack capital, Western-style business techniques, stable governments |
| dependency theory | global inequality from domination by rich countries in order to enrich themselves |
| core countries | U.S., Japan, Germany |
| vertical mosaic | highly ethnically and racially stratified society |
| symbolic ethnicity | nostalgic allegiance to culture of immigrant generation |
| split labor market | low-wage workers of one race and high wage workers of other race compete for same jobs |
| transitional communities | communities whose boundaries extend across national borders |
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