Chapter 1 Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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Disciplines that study human social behavior or institutions and functions of human society in a science manner

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Social Science

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2
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Studies human society and human behavior

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Sociology

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3
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How people relate to one another and influence each other’s behavior

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Social Interection

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4
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Observable facts or events that involve human society

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Social Phenomenon

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5
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Comparative study of past and present cultures

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Anthropology

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6
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Study of behavior and mental process

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Psychology

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7
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Study of how the social environment affect an individual’s behavior and personality

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Social psychology

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8
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Analyzes the choices people make to satisfy their needs and wants

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Economics

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9
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Examination of the principle, organization and operation of government

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Political science

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10
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Studies the people and events of the past

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History

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11
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Impact of the internet?

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Helped create new form of isolation

Broadens horizons and access to more info

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12
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Looking st social life in scientific, systematic way rather than depending on common-sense
Look at hidden meanings behind human actions
Behavior is influence by social factors
Viewing the world from other’s eyes

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Sociological Perspective

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13
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Ability ro see the connection between the larger world and your personal life

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The sociological imagination

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14
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Factors leading to creation of sociology?

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Rural economy gave way to large-scale production
Factory replaced home
Growth of cities

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15
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Founder of sociology

Focus areas of study:social order and social change

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Auguste Comte

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16
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Certain processes that hold society together

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Social statics

17
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Definite processes that cause societal change

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Social dynamics

18
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Marriage, family, race relations, education, religion

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Harriet Martineau

19
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Focused on Social Darwinism : only the fittest societies would survive

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Herbert Spencer

20
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Society divided into two classes

Have and the Have Nots

21
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Function: consequences that climate of society produces
Suicide: first sociological study

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Emile Durkheim

22
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Separate groups of society

Government, school

23
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Group of interection of society in individual department

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Chicago School

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Welfare, educational and recreational for poor

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Community study
W.E.B. DuBois
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A set of interrelated parts working together to produce a stable social system Topics: family, religion, education
Functionalist Perspective
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Negative consequence element has for stability of social system Lead to social change
Dysfunction
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Intended and recognized consequence of an element of society
Manifest function
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Unintended and unrecognized
Latent function
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Forces in society that promote competition and change
Conflict persepective
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A sex or gender system in which men dominate women
Feminist Perspective
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How individuals interact with each other
Interactionist perspective
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Study of large scale system
Macrosociology
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Looking at small group settings | Face to face
Microsociology
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Development of economic, political snd social relationship that stretch worldwide
Globalization