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Socio Exam 1

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What is sociology? Study of Society and social worlds people inhabit
What are the levels of sociology? Micro, Meso, macro
Who wrote the Sociological Imagination? C. Wright Mills
What is the term coined with the idea that people can link up to change the social structure? "Changing the box"
What's an example of "changing the box"? The civil rights movement
Who was the founder of sociology (social physics)? Auguste Comte
What is positivism? Using science to understand people
What was Auguste Comte concerned with? social stability
How did Auguste Comte believe the best way to fix society was? "If it's broke, jump in and fix it"
What did Herbert Spencer think society was? An extension of nature
How does Herbert Spencer believe society evolves? Naturally. aka survival of the fittest
How did Herbert Spencer believe the best way to fix society was? Let the problem work itself out
Who believed in the functionalist theory? Emile Durkein
What does functionalist theory believe? that everything has a function
Examples of social currents are... Divorce rates, marriage rates
What is effervescence? bubbly high emotional state
What is egoistic in relation to suicide? low social bonds
What is altruistic in relation to suicide? High social bonds
What is anomic in relation to suicide? normlessness, highly unstable
What is fatalistic in relation to suicide? too much control/social security
Who is responsible for the conflict theory? Karl Marx
What is the main institution according to Karl Marx? economics
What is an example of material culture? clothing
What is an example of nonmaterial culture? Values
What is culture lag? when one part of culture is outpacing another
What is ethnocentrism? the belief that my culture is better than yours
What is cultural relativism? not judge others based off my culture and what I'm used to
What is cultural appropriation? only 1 culture can use a type of clothing/music
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