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19 Cards in this Set
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Define sociology and sociological perspective |
Sociology: systematic study of human society Sociological perspective: seeing the general in the particular |
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What were the three main changes in society that happened in the 18th/19th centuries? |
Industrial Revolution, Growth of Cities, growth of political thinking |
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"Framework for building a theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability." What is this? |
Structural - function approach |
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"Framework for building a theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change." What is this? |
Social - conflict approach |
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"A point of view that focuses on inequality between women and men." What is this? |
Gender - conflict approach |
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"A point of view that focuses on inequality between people of different racial and ethnic categories." What is this? |
Race - conflict approach |
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Macro vs Micro level orientation |
Macro: Broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole Micro: close-up focus on social interactions in specific situations |
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Empirical evidence definition. Culture vs Society |
Empirical: Information we can verify with our senses Culture: ways of thinking, acting and material objects that form a way of life Society: people who interact in a defined terriorty |
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Culture Shock definition: Cultural transmission definition: Sapir - Whorf thesis: |
Culture Shock: personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamilliar way of life Cultural transmission: passing on culture to the next generation Sapir - Whorf thesis: people see/understand the world through the cultural lens of language |
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Norms / Mores / Folkways |
Norms: rules/expectations which society guides the behaviour of its members Mores: norms that are wildly observed/ great moral significance Folkways: norms for casual/routine interactions |
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High Culture / Pop Culture / Subculture / Counterculture examples |
High: patterns that distinguish a societies elite (cavair) Pop: patterns that are widespread among a population (Superheroes) Subculture: patterns that set apart some segment of population (Emo/Goth) Counter: patterns that reject current societies patterns (1960's youth) |
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Cultural integration and Cultural lag |
Integration: close relationships in various elements of a cultural system Lag: some aspects of society that change slower than other aspects |
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Socialization: |
Socialization: lifelong social experience/ develop potential and learn culture |
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ID, Ego and Superego |
ID: Freuds term for humans basic drives Ego: persons conscious effort to balance innate pleasure-seeking drives with demands of society Super Ego: cultural values and norms internalized by an individual (CONSCIENCE) |
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Jean Piaget's Cognitive Development |
1) Sensorimotor(0-2) - sees the world through senses 2) Preoperational(2-6) - first use language and symbols 3) Concrete Operational(7-11) - first see casual connections in their surroundings 4) Formal Operation(12) - think abstractly and critically |
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Who came up with the "looking-glass self - self image based on how we think others see us"? Who came up with the idea of "self - part of individuals personality composed of self-awarness and self-image"? |
A) Charles Horton Cooley B) George Herbert Mead |
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Peer Group? |
Peer Group - social groups whose members have interests, social position and age in common |
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Gerontology and Gerontocracy |
Gerontology: study of aging and the elderly Gerontocracy: social organization where the elderly have the most money, power, prestige |
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Total institution and Resocalization |
Total: setting in which people are isolated from the rest of society and controlled by administrative staff (PRISON) Resocalization: radically changing an inmates personality by carefully controlling the environment |
