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25 Behavior 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are theoretical perspectives in sociology used for? | Viewing society |
| Which theory sees society as interrelated parts working together? | Functionalism |
| Which theory emphasizes inequality and power struggles? | Conflict theory |
| Which theory focuses on meanings created through interactions? | Symbolic interactionism |
| What do all three perspectives attempt to explain? | Social behavior |
| Who is the key thinker behind functionalism? | Emile Durkheim |
| What is the main goal of functionalism? | Social stability |
| What are Durkheim’s “social facts”? | External norms |
| What type of unity is based on shared beliefs? | Mechanical solidarity |
| What type of unity is based on interdependence? | Organic solidarity |
| What did The Division of Labor in Society study? | Social cohesion |
| What is a manifest function? | Intended outcome |
| What is a latent function? | Unintended outcome |
| What is a major criticism of functionalism? | Overlooks inequality |
| Who founded conflict theory? | Karl Marx |
| What drives social change in conflict theory? | Class struggle |
| Who expanded conflict theory beyond economics? | Max Weber |
| What work linked religion to capitalism? | Protestant Ethic |
| What did Weber call modern rational systems? | Bureaucracy |
| What are Weber’s three authority types? | Traditional, charismatic, legal |
| What is the “iron cage” in Weber’s theory? | Bureaucratic control |
| Who developed symbolic interactionism? | George Herbert Mead |
| What is the main focus of symbolic interactionism? | Shared meanings |
| What concept says we see ourselves through others? | Looking-glass self |
| What two parts form the self, according to Mead? | I and Me |
| What does the “I” represent? | Personal impulses |
| What does the “Me” represent? | Social expectations |
| What are the shared beliefs and practices of a society? | Culture |
| What process teaches norms and identity? | Socialization |
| Who proposed eight psychosocial stages of development? | Erik Erikson |