Ch.1 - Sociological Imagination / Society

Question 1

What is society

Answer 1

large social grouping, sharing same geographical territory, constantly changing

Question 2

global interdependence

Answer 2

how interconnected parts of the globe are

ex) the u.s choosing to go to war can affect economy/environment of other nations

Question 3

Sociological Imagination

Answer 3

ability to see the relationship b/t the individual experiences and the larger society

• helps to distinguish b/t personal troubles and social issues

Question 4

Debunking

Answer 4

attempt to explain what is beyond the facades / stereotypes of life

Question 5

Who is the father of sociology

Answer 5

Emile Durkheim

Question 6

Who related suicide to the issues of cohesiveness in society

Answer 6

Emile Durkheim

Question 7

micro-level

Answer 7

small groups w/ individual interaction

Question 8

macro-level

Answer 8

large groups / societies

Question 9

culture

Answer 9

group’s shared practices, values, beliefs

way of life, social rules, expectations

Question 10

Importance of Karl Marx

Answer 10

• focused on macro lvl + CONFLICT
• CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE
• class conflict
• class consciousness
• classless society
• COMMUNISM
• people who tried communism did it too early and failed

Question 11

capitalism

Answer 11

private/corporate ownership of goods - produce them

Question 12

communism

Answer 12

no private/corporate ownership - everything is owned COMMUNALLY

Question 13

Importance of Emile Durkheim

Answer 13

• FATHER OF SOCIOLOGY (french)
• identifies patterns
• “Rules of Sociological Method”
• social facts
• social control
• investigates society v. personal life
• founded ANOMIE
• came up w/ SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Question 14

Importance of Max Weber

Answer 14

• german
• wealth + power/prestige
• large-scale organizations focus
• rational bureaucracies
• specialized division of labor
• Christianity —> capitalism

Question 15

what does sociological imagination allow us to see

Answer 15

a rapidly CHANGING world

Question 16

sociology

Answer 16

systematic study of human society + social interactions

Question 17

structural framework

Answer 17

our lives are patterned, non-random ways

Question 18

industrialization

Answer 18

agriculture + handmade products —> manufacturing + related industries

Question 19

urbanization

Answer 19

more people living in cities than rural areas

Question 20

Top 4 Important Figures

Answer 20

• Emile Durkheim
• Karl Marx
• Max Weber
• W.E.B Dubois

Question 21

social facts

Answer 21

patterned ways of acting, thinking, feelings outside of an individual that exerts social control over each person

Question 22

social control

Answer 22

forces that regulate our behavior in society
- there are two types

Question 23

what are the two types of social control

Answer 23

1) inner

2) external

Question 24

Anomie

Answer 24

a condition where social control becomes inefficient b/c of loss of shared values + sense of purpose in society

Question 25

class consciousness

Answer 25

overthrow capitalists

Question 26

classless society

Answer 26

communism

Question 27

Importance of W.E.B DuBois

Answer 27

- 1st AFRICAN AMERICAN to receive DOCTORATE - racial conflict -double consciousness - injustice/racism

Question 28

double consciousness

Answer 28

- conflicts b/c of race + status + social class

Question 29

theory

Answer 29

set of logically interrelated statements that attempt to describe, explain, and predict social events

Question 30

Functional Perspective

Answer 30

- society is STABLE, ORDERLY - moral values - manifest function - latent function - MACRO-LVL ANALYSIS (institutions) - "everything is working perfectly"

Question 31

manifest function

Answer 31

intended / overtly recognized ex) through college you can earn a degree and begin a career

Question 32

latent function

Answer 32

unintended / hidden + unacknowledged ex) through college you gain independence and sense of self

Question 33

Conflict Perspective

Answer 33

- continuous power struggle - systems of inequality - MACRO LVL ANALYSIS - patterns - disadvantages - feminists, MLK JR.

Question 34

Symbolic Interactionist

Answer 34

- MICRO LEVEL (small groups) - society = interactions of individuals + groups - reality w/i our interactions w/ symbols - REAL PEOPLE FACE-FACE InTeRaCtInG and its impact on the COMMNUNITY - people act towards things based on the meanings of them

Question 35

The Theoretical Perspectives

Answer 35

1) Functionalist 2) Conflict 3) Symbolic Interactionist

Question 36

self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 36

false belief/prediction produces a behavior that makes the original false belief come true ex) believing you are dumb, which subconsciously makes you perform slower