Term | Definition |
Modernism | Paradigm that trusts in STEM to create progress |
Postmodernist Theory | Social reality is diverse, pluralistic, & changing |
Queer Theory | Deviant or normal?, newer theory, socially constructed theory, rose up in 70's & 80's |
Feminist Theory | Looks at both gender qualities in society & how to remedy |
Erving Goffman | Studied how the self is developed through interactions with others in society |
George Herbert Meade | Studied connection between thought & action or individual & society |
Max Weber | Studied how society was becoming normalized |
Karl Marx | German philosopher & political activist who contributed to Conflict Theory |
Emile Durkheim | Worked to establish sociology as an important academic discipline |
Herbert Spencer | First great English Speaking Sociologist, coined the term Survival of the Fittest, believed in Evolution |
Harriet Martineau | Social Activist that traveled U.S. & wrote about social changed that were radical |
Auguste Conte | Stated sociology needed to be treated like any other scientific discipline |
Theories | Propositions that seek to explain the social world & make predictions about future events |
The Micro-Macro Continuum | Self -> Interaction -> Socialization -> Roles -> Groups -> Social Inequality -> Social Institutions -> Culture -> Society |
Macrosociology | Large scale social structures determine how they impact groups & individuals |
Microsociology | Small group interactions to see how they impact larger institutions in society |
Culture Shock | Sense of disorientation you experience when entering a new environment |
Bernard McGrane | Says it's important we clear our mind of stereotypes, expectations, & opinions so we can have new experiences |
Sociological Perspective | How to look at the world |
Socialization | Teaching/Learning to live in Society |
Institutions | Structures in our society like education & economics, that are regular, continuous, & maintained by social norms |
Society | Group of people who shape their lives in patterned ways that distinguish groups |
Sociology | Study of Group Science |
Howard Becker | Studied people doing things together because individuals nor society exist without both |