Sociology Test 1

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Define: Macrosociology

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The study of Society as a whole

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Define: Microsociology

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The study of individual or small-group dynamics within a larger society

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Define: Sociology

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The systematic study of human groups and their interactions

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The sociological perspective

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A view of society based on the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which we all live.

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The Sociological Imagination

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C. Wright Mills set out to illustrate that an individual can be understood only by seeing the relationship between his/her own experiences and the larger society

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The Four Reasons why incorporating a global perspective is important

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1) Where we live shapes the lives we lead

2) Societies throughout the world are increasingly inter-connected

3) “Many social problems that we face in Canada are far more serious elsewhere”

4) Thinking globally is a good way to learn more about ourselves

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Marx (beliefs)

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Believed that people were forced into competition with others because of the material changes brought about by the accumulation of wealth in early agricultural societies. (Some people had more wealth than others, which led to conflict)-Believes all relationships in capitalist economies have power imbalances

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Webber (beliefs)

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Believed people are becoming more focused on selecting the most efficient means to an end

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Durkheim

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Believed that people wanted to work together for collective benefit

-Believed that the new urban and industrial society presented many challenges to both the individual and the collective.

-Argued that low levels of social integration and regulation were a source of various social problems, including rising deviance and suicide rates.

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Who coined the word sociology?

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Auguste Comte

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The Scientific Revolution

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Belief that techniques used in the hard sciences should be used to explain physical world as well

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Industrialization and Urbanization

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Shift from small-scale manufacturing in the Middle Ages to larger scale manufacturing by the end of the 18th century

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Political Revolution

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New ways of thinking emerged leading to a shift in focus from people's moral duties to God and king, to the pursuit of self-interest

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Law of Three Stages

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1) Theological Stage -> supernatural or divine explanations to understand society and the world

2) Metaphysical Stage -> Believed that it was not God’s will when something happened (started to question God/Religion)

3) Positive Stage -> People view the world events as explained by scientific principles

-> Developed by Comte

->All understanding to be based on science

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Positivism

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-A theological approach that considers all understanding to be based on science

-Sought to explain sociology according to laws (like physics)

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Define: Theory

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A statement of how and why specific facts are related

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Define: Theoretical approach

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A basic image of society that guides thinking and research

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The Three Theoretical Approaches

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1) The Functionalist Approach

2) The Social Conflict Approach

3) Symbolic Interactionism

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False Consciouseness

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Belief in and support for the system that oppresses you

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Define: Class consciousness

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Recognition of domination and oppression and collective action to change it