Soc 100 Quiz 1

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Sociology

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The systematic study of social behavior

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Microsociology

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The influence that social relationships have on people's attitudes and behaviors

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Macrosociology

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How institutions, organizations, and whole societies are established, function and change theory

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Theory

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An interrelated set of logical statements which help explain and predict empirical phenomena

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Function V Dysfunction

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When one or more parts of society contribute to its equilibrium. If they don't, they're a dysfunction.

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Egotistic Suicide

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Loose bonds with others, reduced "we-feeling", Feel detached from society

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Anomic Suicide (normlessness)

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Substantial breakdown in controlling social influences, Feel no one is there to help, No firm beliefs to control people's influences and behaviors

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Altruistic Suicide

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Overly strong regulation of individuals, Individual needs subordinate to group needs, An extreme attachment to his or her group

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Material Culture

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Physical and technical items in our life

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Nonmaterial Culture

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Ways of using material objects, as well as customs, beliefs, philosophies, governments, and patterns of communication

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Subculture

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Shares society's broader norms but has its own more specific norms

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Counterculture

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Opposes some or all parts of culture; doesn't want to coexist but to change culture

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Ethnocentrism

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One culture in way of life and all others are inferior

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Cultural Relativity

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Practice of holding judgement by trying to view or understand their culture from their point of view first

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Indian Caste System

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1) Priestly(scholarly)
2) Warrior
3) Merchant
4) Laborer
*Dalit - Untouchables outside caste system

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Two Focuses of sociology

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Microsociology & Macrosociology

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Theory Quote

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"There is nothing quite so practical as a good theory" -Kurt Lewin

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A theory does what?

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Explains, predicts, and gives depth of meaning-goes beyond mere opinion and anecdote

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Manifest functions

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Open, stated, conscious functions

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Latent functions

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Unconscious or unintended functions that may reflect hidden purposes of an institution

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Dysfunction

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Refers to an element or process of a society that may actually disrupt the social system ore reduce its stability

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Globalization

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The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas

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Anomie

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The loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.

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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

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A hypothesis concerning the role of language in shaping our interpretation of reality. It holds that language is culturally determined

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Argot

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Specialized language used by members of a group or subculture

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Culture

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The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, kowledge, material objects, and behavior

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Diffusion

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The process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society

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Dominant ideology

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A set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests

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Folkway

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A norm governing everyday behavior whose violation raises little concern

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Mores

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Norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society. Thou shal not kill

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Sociobiology

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The systematic study of how biology affects human social behavior

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Subculture

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A segment of society that shares characteristics of the larger society

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Applied sociology

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The use of sociology with the intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organizations

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Basic Sociology

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Sociology used to gain more knowledge of the aspects of social phenomena

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Dramaturgical approach

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A view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers

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Interactionist perspective

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A sociological approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole

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Verstehen

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German for Understanding or insight used to stress the need for sociologist to take into account the subjective meanings people attach to their actions