Sociology and Critical thinking
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| What is structural functionalism? | The theory that society is structured in ways that maintain social stability.
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| What did Durkheim believe about structural functionalism? | He believed that solidarity (our dependance on one another) is what keeps society working.
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| What model did Durkheim believe structural functionalism could be based off of? | The human body.
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| What did Merton believe about structural functionalism? | He believed that any social structure probably has many functions, some are more obvious (manifest and latent).
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| What are manifest and latent functions? | Recognized and intended v. unrecognized and unintended.
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| How does one evaluate beliefs? | Authorities (family), Reference (people or sources), Factual Evidence (empirical evidence) and Personal Experiences.
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| What is the social conflict approach? | The idea that conflict between competing interests is the basic animating force of social change and society in general.
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| What did Karl Marx believe about the social conflict approach? | He believed in materialism and capitalism.
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| What is materialism? | The belief that the economy is the most important aspect.
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| What was Marx's argument about the way that our society is structures? | He argued that our society is like a house and the economy is the base.
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| Marx believed there were two battling classes, what were they? | The Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat.
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| Who are the Bourgeoisie and the Proletariats? | Owners of the means of production vs. the people who work (they sell their labor power)
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| What are some problems with capitalism? | Can lead to feelings of alienation (feelings of coalition and misery)
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| What are the stages of capitalism? | Capitalism, socialism and communism.
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| What is symbolic interactionism? | The theory that primarily concerned with the everyday ways in which individuals shape their society and are shaped by it.
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| What did Weber believe about symbolic interactionism? | He believe in Materialism v. Idealism
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| What is the argument between materialism and idealism? | It argues that materialism isn't the most important, ideas are what create society (most important)
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| What is Calvinism? | A Protestant religion that held as a key tenet the notion of predestination.
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| What is "world asceticism"? | Work hard and obtain wealth
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| What is a bureaucracy? | A specific kind of administrative structure that emerged in communication with the rational-legal mode of authority.
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| What are some of the problems with a Bureaucracy? | Red tape (too many rules and regulations) and Dehumanization
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| What is the iron cage of bureaucracy? | We become trapped and dominated by the social organization that was supposed to make our lives better.
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| What is Disenchantment? | The realization that something that was once a good thing is now a bad thing.
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| What is the evolution of Bureaucracy? | Ideas - Social Action - Rationalization - Bureaucracy
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| What did Goffman believe about Dramaturgical Analysis? | The study of social interactions in terms of theatrical performance.
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| What is impression management? | Each individuals performance as a presentation of self.
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| How can impression management be at the extremes? | Some can be taken by in (actors, athletes) and some people can hate their performance.
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| What is the difference between front stage and back stage? | One is the performance in public and the other is the performance in private.
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| What is tact? | The process of trying to save face from embarrassment.
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