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31 Cards in this Set

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Mores
rules of social living considered crucial for the survival of a society; people who violate them incur strong sactions
Quasi Theories
are damaging bc they smooth over conflicts that we might otherwise solve permanently not just temporary patch
Inductive Reasoning
start with data and provide concepts to build a theory
Deductive Reasoning
Begin with theory (theory provides questions)
Functionalism
Science of social order; focus on social structures that hold a society together over time
Values
competition, honesty, success
status positions
occupational, class structures, gender roles
institutions
family, education religion, government
Collective Consciousness
beliefs and feelings help maintain basis for any contracts used to maintain social order
Manifest Function
Intended purpose of social change
Latent Function
unexpected side effect
False Values
Underlying destructive force
Moral entrepreneur
people who take an interest in creating or enforcing definitions of deviance
Labeling Theory
Individuals own behavior creates a label and eventually they come to accept the definition
Modernism
promised that society would inevitable evolve toward more humanistic treatment of individuals as science was applied to human arrangements.
Anomie
Weakend social bonds and lack of rules contribute to an increase of suicide.
Change that caused social disruption was main cause of suicide
Lifestyle Enclave
People who grow tired of being isolated seek groups with whom they share some social characteristic
Weberian Paradox
scientific efficiency demystifies our lives and threatens roots of our personalities
Alienation
Individuals with little control over their lives due to being overpowered
Powerlessness
industrialization and capitalism force production of things worker feels no personal connnection to
Role Distance
We all sometimes feel "outside" the roles we play
Impression Management
We grow into a social role and eventually feel the emotions people expect us to feel
Secularization
Removing social structure from religous control
Religon has no permeates individuals everyday life
Altruistic Escape
Social group puts more importance on groups welfare than on inidividual member
Cohabitation
Individuals living together without legal marriage
No-fault divorce
Mutual decision to get divorced (alot easier to get)
Blended Family
Husband and wife with children from previous marriges and any children from current marraige
Incomplete Institution
roles and boundaries are ambiguous of step parents
Abuse
Physical and mental harm
Abuse
Physical and mental harm
Extended Family
Family better suited to defuse emoitional conflicts and restore family stability