Lscc - Syg 2000 (Chapter 3) - Theory

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A MICROSOCIOLOGY theory

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SYMBOLIC INTERACTION

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A leading CONFLICT theorist

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Karl Marx

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Emile Durkheim's concept of a state of NORMLESSNESS

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ANOMIE
(pronounced: AH-no-mee)

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The type of sociological theory that Robert Merton is associated with

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MIDDLE-RANGE Theory

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The term that Emile Durkheim used to describe the INTERDEPENDENCY by which modern societies are held together

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ORGANIC SOLIDARITY

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FUNCTIONALIST theory contends that society is composed of this

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INTERDEPENDENT parts

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The term for societal functions that are not obvious or openly acknowledged

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LATENT Functions

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The term that Robert Merton used to describe social arrangements that may be harmful to society

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DYSFUNCTIONS
(pronounced: DIS-functions)

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In CONFLICT theory, this is the most important force that shapes society

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Different groups have conflicting SELF-INTERESTS

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A key concern of the SYMBOLIC INTERACTION perspective

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Understanding of the SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION of reality

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The developer of the "LOOKING-GLASS SELF" theory

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CHARLES COOLEY

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ETHNOMETHODOLOGY is a subfield of this sociological perspective; it attempts to understand the forces of how people interpret the situations and messages they encounter

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SYMBOLIC INTERACTION

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The term that describes the following example:
targeted students will perform better than their peers (who have equal abilities) when teachers have higher expectations of the targeted students

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SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

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The perspective that compares human behavior to acting

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DRAMATURGICAL perspective

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The theorist who is most identified with the DRAMATURGICAL perspective

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Irving Goffman

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In the DRAMATURGICAL perspective, the term for the process of presentation of self

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"FRONT-STAGE BEHAVIOR"

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The term for societal functions that are obvious and/or openly acknowledged

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MANIFEST Functions

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The sociological perspective that applies to the following example:
Economic and religious systems help to maintain the stability of a society

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FUNCTIONALIST

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This is the purpose of a HYPOTHESIS

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To test theories

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In the following example, identify the capitalized portion as either the INDEPENDENT or the DEPENDENT variable:
The police officer ticketed Jane BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING 35 MPH IN A 20 MPH ZONE.

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DEPENDENT variable
(Hint: Reverse the statement....Did Jane speed BECAUSE she was ticketed? - NO)
Therefore, if an action was CAUSED by a different action, it is the DEPENDENT variable because it DEPENDS upon another action in order for it to occur

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The ORDER or PLACEMENT (before/after) in a sentence does NOT determine whether it is the INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT variable.

RULE: (100% of the time)
CAUSE = INDEPENDENT variable
EFFECT = DEPENDENT variable

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In the following example, identify the capitalized portion as either the INDEPENDENT or the DEPENDENT variable:
JOE'S GRADES WORSENED when he decided to join the basketball team mid-semester.

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DEPENDENT variable
(Hint: Reverse the statement....Did Joe join the basketball team BECAUSE his grades got worse? - NO)
If an action(the EFFECT) was CAUSED by a different action (the CAUSE), it is the DEPENDENT variable...it DEPENDS upon another action in order for it to occur.

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The ORDER or PLACEMENT (before/after) in a sentence does NOT determine whether it is the INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT variable.

RULE: (100% of the time)
CAUSE = INDEPENDENT variable
EFFECT = DEPENDENT variable

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In the following example, identify the capitalized portion as either the INDEPENDENT or the DEPENDENT variable:
Brittany has less time to spend with her friends NOW THAT SHE IS THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT.

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INDEPENDENT variable
(Hint: reverse the statement....Did Brittany become the student government President BECAUSE she has less time to spend with her friends? - NO)
Therefore, the CAUSE = Brittany's new responsibilities with the student government. The EFFECT = less time to spend with friends.

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The ORDER or PLACEMENT (before/after) in a sentence does NOT determine whether it is the INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT variable.

RULE: (100% of the time)
CAUSE = INDEPENDENT variable
EFFECT = DEPENDENT variable

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In the following example, identify the capitalized portion as either the INDEPENDENT or the DEPENDENT variable:
The population of Springfield decreased 45% ONE YEAR AFTER THE COAL MINE CLOSED.

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INDENDENT variable
(Hint: Reverse the statement...Did the coal mine close BECAUSE the population of Springfield decreased in one year? - NOT LIKELY, REMOTELY POSSIBLE)
[As with ALL questions, you should choose the BEST answer.]
Therefore, the CAUSE = Coal mine closure. The EFFECT = rapid population decrease.
NOTE: IN RARE CASES, the cause of a company closure COULD be a drop in population (and a resultant drop in available employees), but the MOST COMMON circumstance is that people will move to where the jobs are.

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The ORDER or PLACEMENT (before/after) in a sentence does NOT determine whether it is the INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT variable.

RULE: (100% of the time)
CAUSE = INDEPENDENT variable
EFFECT = DEPENDENT variable

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In the following example, identify the capitalized portion as either the INDEPENDENT or the DEPENDENT variable:
Existing home sales in the small town has dropped more than 50% in the year since THE NEW HIGHWAY THAT BYPASSES THE TOWN WAS OPENED.

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INDEPENDENT variable
(Hint: Reverse the statement...Was the new highway bypass opened BECAUSE the home sales dropped? - NO)
Therefore, the CAUSE = the opening of the new bypass highway. The EFFECT = drop in home sales.

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The ORDER or PLACEMENT (before/after) in a sentence does NOT determine whether it is the INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT variable.

RULE: (100% of the time)
CAUSE = INDEPENDENT variable
EFFECT = DEPENDENT variable