Sociology Midterm

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interactional vandalism

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Duneier and Molotch: Mudrik: black male and caucasian female street interactions.

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Unfocused and focused interaction

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Goffman: unfocused: individuals exhibit mutual awareness of another- large groups of people, present in facial and physical gestures.
Focused: individuals directly attend to what others say or do.

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Social constructionism

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what society perceives and understand as reality is a creation of social interactions.

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"Social construction of reality"

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Berger and Luckmann: examination of "common sense". Obvious facts of social reality differ among different cultures.

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Secondary groups

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Large impersonal groups to achieve a certain goal.``
Cooley: concern: loss of intimacy but create more individuality
Simmel: As groups increase it creates more outlets within the group

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Social Networks

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Connections that link a person or a group with others.
Women: less connections then men in job market.
Internet: rapid communication- global reach. Less about appearance, more about commonalities.
Lower income and elderly: difficult accessing internet, decrease in networks

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Deviance

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Biological: criminals as biologically defective. Heredity. 3 main types of human physique: muscular active bodies.
Psychological:criminality associated with certain personalities. in jail possess a certain personality. Psychopaths.
Sociological: connection between conformity and deviance. Groups or subcultures

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Control Theory

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crime occurs from an imbalance toward criminal actions and social/ physical control.
Hirschi: 4 types of social control bonds: Attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. Unable to break free from rules

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Ecstacy vs. Prozac

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ecstacy not socially excepted, deemed by lawmakers as bad. Both drugs help overcome emotional inhabitions. Medically used in other countries.

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sociology of the body 21st C

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society affects how we perceive our bodies. Affected by social influences. Eating disorders.

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The sick role

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Parson: 3 pillars sick person adopts to minimize the disruption from illness.
1. sick person isn't responsible for illness.
2. Sick person entitled of withdrawal from responsibilities at regaining health from a medical expert.

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Symbolic interactionists: study of illness and health

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how people experience being ill and the illness of others.
Corbin and Strauss: 3 types of work: organize their daily lives while being chronically ill.
Illness work: managing their condition.
Everyday work: management of daily life.
Biographical work; incorporating one's illness into daily life.

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Global AIDs and socialization of nature

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what was once natural or given in nature now depends on social decisions. AIDs is a social problem. 3rd world countries- medication and prevention. America supplied with correct drugs, 3rd world not affordable.

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World Trade question:

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Sociological imagination: consider situation outside of personal point of view- other person's shoes.
Bin Laden hierarchical structure, not random events.
global affects: world trade center workers not associated themselves with afghanistan.

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Sociological perspective:

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not just facts but able to look at the broader view- Sociological imagination- look at situations anew- set aside preconceptions

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Sociology of shoes

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shoes, created in other parts of the country, possibly 3rd world, sweatshops, wearing shoes affects child labor, market trends.

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global perspective

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Relationship b/w local and global: globalization: interdependence of world growth. Connect local and global through technology, communication and interaction. Personal affects: global awareness- poverty and helping others.

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Theory

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abstract interpretations that can be used to explain a wide variety of situations. how and why things occur. Theories need to be tested by facts. Need facts to explain and validate research

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4 ways sociology can make a difference in your world

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1.Viewing the social world from many perspectives- better understanding of others.
2. practical help in assessing results of policy initiatives.
3. self enlightenment- increased self understanding.
4. assist professionally.

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culture

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keeping values and norms in society shared by a group. Does not promote change but rather constant traditions. What the group believes is "right"

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Hip hop: Globalization

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Hip hop artists and fans sample characteristics of subcultures that are foreign to them. Global form. cultural diversity: Wide range of influence on other cultures: ideas and styles of the music.

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nationalism
Kuwait
Homogenization of culture

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Kuwait: influence of the internet and western culture. Just because western countries respond to technology a certain way does not mean Kuwait will respond in an equal way.
Global unification: main languages, common markets, technology.

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socialization

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children develop awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self. Peter Pan

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Gender: innate or learned?

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Freud: possession or absence of a penis.
Chodorow: connection with mother. Boys forced to break close bond, girls encouraged to remain attached; men more independent.