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27 Cards in this Set
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what is sociology
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the systematic study of human society
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sociological perspective
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seeing the general in the particular
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emile durkheim
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one of pioneers, did study of suicide
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social integration
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categories of people with strong social ties had low suicide rates
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Mill and his "social imagination"
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hhelps people understand their society and how it effects their lives
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initial causes of social change and sociology
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1. factory based economy
2. explosive growth of cities 3. democracy |
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Comte's three stages
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1. theological - god
2. metaphysical - nature 3. scientific - copenicus |
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theoretical approach to sociology
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1. structural functional
2. social conflict 3. symbolic approach |
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define structural functional theory
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society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote stability
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Naqoyqatsi notes
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-group type idenitfication v. individuals
-violence at social level + inner violence -naqoyatsi = life as war, way of living that is war like -often we are at war with ourselves -material v. non material culture |
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Durkheim's social solidary theory
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degree to which group members share beliefs values and intensity and frequency of interactions
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implications of Durkheim's suicide study
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social forces exist that frame and shape our reality as individuals
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social structures
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relatively stable patterns of social relations ALSO CALLED SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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structural functional
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humans governed by relatively patterns interaction
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conflict theory
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focus on macro (between classes)
patterns of inequality |
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symbolic interaction
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micro level, face to face
need to understand subjective meanings we attach to social circumstances |
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R. Williams
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1. equal opportunity
2. personal success 3. material comfort 4. activity + work 5. efficency 6. progress 7. democracy 8. freedom 9. racism |
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George murdock and cultural universal
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family system
courting/marriage incest taboo rituals games + sport art / dance gift giving rules of hygeine religion / folklore governing structure |
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social cultural evolutions
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significant periods in human history are marked by both significant shifts in tech development and cultural changes
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agents of socialization
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social institutions, we learn norms values and expecations
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thomas theroum
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situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences
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merton's strain theory
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some deviation is necessary
too much results from particular social arrangements |
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labeling theory
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deviance and conformity result not so much from what people do but how others respond to their actions
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social sanctions pos. informal
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expression of thanks
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social sanctions pos. formal
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promotion
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social sanctions neg informal
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angry comment
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social sanctions neg formal
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parking ticket
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