Chapter 13: Sociology Flashcards
The study of human societies and institutions
Sociology
Analyzed the Industrial Revolution
Karl Marx
First person to call himself a sociologist
Emile Durkheim
Believed the Industrialism could be rationally organized and guided
Max Weber
Belief that individuals should have the freedom to decide what is right for their own lives and live in whatever manner brings them the most happiness
Personal Autonomy
The belief that our actions are ultimately the result of our genetic makeup.
Biological Determinism
Behavior or actions that violate consensual social norms
Deviance
The belief that our acts are ultimately the result of social conditions
Sociological Determinism
A socialist society shaped by Communist party officials to promote the values of the working class over the bourgeoisie
Proletariat Society
The belief that human beings and society are social constructions shaped by language and subjective experiences
Social Constructionism
The belief that everything is ultimately energy and that everyone possesses the potential to achieve divine unity with the cosmos
Collective Consciousness
The collective community of Muslims around the world
Ummah
A society dominated by men
Patriarchal Society
The belief that all Muslims should be united under a single Islamic state or that the world should be united under a global Islamic state
Pan-Islam
The belief that God ordained certain spheres of society, such as family, church, and state, that society functions best when each sphere is properly managing its own area of responsibility
Sphere Sovereignty
