Chp 1-5 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Sociological imagination
The view that sees general patterns of society in the lives of particular people
Global Perspective
The study of the larger world and our society’s place in it
Hypothesis
Tentative statement of how events are related to each other
Theory
A statement of how and why specific facts are related
Father of Sociology
Auguste Comte
The belief that the human being best adapted to their environment survive and prosper, whereas those poorly adapted die out
Social Darwinism
The struggle between capitalists, who own the means of production, and the proletariat, those who do not.
Class conflict
The division of an individual’s identity into two or more social realities. Ex: being black in White America
Double consciousness
What are the theoretical approaches on his social life is organized?
Structural-functional
Social-conflict
Symbolic-interaction
Structural-Functional Approach
Stability, order. Sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
Recognized and intended consequences of any social patterns.
Manifest functions
Unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern
Latent functions
Any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society
Dysfunction
Approach that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change
Social-Conflict
Inequality and conflict between males and females
Gender-Conflict
Inequality and conflict between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds
Race-Conflict
Approach that see society as a product of every day interactions and individuals
Symbolic-Interaction
Information we can verify with our senses
Empirical evidence
Main research orientations(ways to conduct research)
Positive Sociology
Interpretive Sociology
Critical Sociology
The study of society based on systematic observation of social behaviors. Quantitative. Hopes to find cause/effect relationship.
Structural-Functional
Positive sociology
The study of society that focuses on the meaning of the cause. Symbolic-Interaction
Interpretive Sociology
Polarization of society over controversial elements of culture
Culture war
Information we can verify with our senses
Empirical evidence
Main research orientations(ways to conduct research)
Positive Sociology
Interpretive Sociology
Critical Sociology
