Intro To Sociology Chapter 1

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Sociological Perspective

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an approach to understanding humans that entails placing it within its broader social context,

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Sociological Imagination

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C. Wright Mills’s term for sociological vision - a way of looking at the world that allows links between the apparently private problems of the individual and important social issues

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Social Location

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the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society

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Macrosociology

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an analysis of social life focusing on broad features of social structure, such as social class and the relationships of groups to one another; an approach usually used by functionalists and conflict theorists

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Macrosociology theories

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Conflict theory, functionalism and feminism--- goal of these theories is to examine and interpret the large-scale social forces that influence people’s conduct in public and private spaces and our reactions to their behaviours

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Microsociology

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analysis of social life focusing on social interaction; an approach usually used by symbolic interactionists

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Microsociology theories/approaches

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symbolic interaction, queer theory, post modernism, , and feminism

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Aspects of sociology that is able to analyze the two parts of our reality

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1. The changes that incorporate us into a global network (Macrosociology)

2. Our unique experiences in our small corners of life (Microsociology)

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How did sociology begin?

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1. The Industrial Revolution
2. Imperialism
3. The success of natural sciences

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Verstehen

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a German word meaning “to understand”

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social facts

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the patterns of behaviour that characterize a social group, community, or nation

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women expected to devote themselves to the 4 K’s

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“Kirche, Kuchen, Kinder, und Kleider” (church, cooking, children and clothes)

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Symbolic Interactionism

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a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another

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Functional Analysis

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also know as functionalism and structural functionalism, is a macro sociological theory that views society as a unit made up of interrelated parts that work together

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dysfunction

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are consequences that undermine a systems equilibrium Values beliefs about what is right and wrong

* Values help maintain a state of social equilibrium *

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Conflict theory

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a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups competing for scarce resources

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Feminist theories

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hold that women are oppressed by gender roles that are products of social, historical, and cultural factors

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Three variants of feminist theories

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1. Marxist feminist theory
2. the liberal feminist theories
3. non-Marxist radical feminist theories

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Marxist feminist

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theory Social class is more fundamental agenda and expanding inequality

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Liberal feminist

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theories Claims that legal restraints and customs are at the root of woman servant role in society

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Radical feminist theories

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Believe that patriarchy oppresses women

* Patriarchy is characterized by power, dominance, hierarchy, and competition *

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Post Modernism

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analysis of contemporary social life where the use of images to convey meaning replaces social reality

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Queer Theory

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- an emerging theory that has become associated with gay and lesbian studies

- deliberately challenges all notions of fixed identity

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Critical Race Theory

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linked to the development of African-American legal thought in the post civil rights era; an interdisciplinary approach that argues that the notions of the social construction of race and race identity, and the reality of discrimination, are very present in the writings of known contemporary critical race theorists