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14 Cards in this Set
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Complex framwork composed of both patterned social interactions and institutions that together organizes social life and provide the context for individual |
Social Structure |
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A major sphere of social life, with a set of beliefs and rules that is organized to meet basic human needs |
Social institutions |
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A quality of the mind that allows us to understand the relationship between our particular situation in life and what is happening at a social level |
Sociological imagination |
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Societies pass through three stages |
Religious Metaphysical Scientific |
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Auguste Comte |
Father of sociology Positivism Passed 3 stages Sociology be treated like any other scientific dicipline Evolutionist |
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Herbert Spencer |
Evolutionist "Survival of the fittest" "Social Darwinism" 2nd founder of sociology Disagreed with comte- leave "society" alone |
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Karl Marx |
Conflict between groups ( class conflict) Many social probs. result from capitalism cud inequality between - bourgeoise - proletariat Macro Deefined capitalism as an economic system based on the bourgosie explointing the proletariat False conscious - u dnt know ur being exposed ( used) Religion- keeps u numb " opiate of the masses" Class consciousness Revolution vs. Evolution Revolutionist Believed in social reform |
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Emile Durkheim |
Study on suicide From division of labor in society - mechanical solidarity (need ppl cuz we are the same) - organic solidarity (modern and post modern) |
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Sociology |
Social structure Unique position Curious mind |
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Macro/Micro continunume |
Society Culture Social institution Social inequality Groups Roles Socialization Interactions Self |
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What are the five basic social institutions? |
Family Government Religion Economy Education 6th is mass media |
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Structure influences agency |
Structure and agency |
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Key factors |
Sociological imagination Critical thinking |
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Historical developments |
The scientific revolution Enlightenment Industrialization Urbanization |