Exam 1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Sociology
the scientific study of social behavior and human interaction within and between individuals and groups
Sociological Imagination
the consciousness of an individual with his or her larger society
- awareness
- experience
- placed within historical context
Theory
statements that seek to explain problems, actions or behaviors
Social construction
an idea that people agree exists
Macro-level theory
focuses on structure, large social institutions (educational systems)
Micro-level theory
looking at the way individuals interact with one another
Marxist/ Conflict theory
most sociology lives here, perspective of political and economic power and oppression
Functionalist Theory
the different parts of society are primarily composed of social institutions, each of which is designed to fill different needs, and each of which has particular consequences for the form and shape of society
Symbolic interactionist theory
emphasizes the role of symboled and language as core elements of all human interaction
Feminist theory
explaining the ways women are oppressed through systems of capitalism
Double Consciousness
forced imagination that they must live in a country that is so not their own
Auguste Comte
invented sociology, knowledge of
W.E.B. DuBois
double consciousness, structural, founder of NAACP, advocating for something to be done
Harriette Martineau
multiple aspects of sociology, structural
Karl Marx
economics (capitalism), industrial revolution, ate on the way to a communist society, unfairness, inherently exploitation, glass half empty kind of guy
Emile Durkheim
ANOMIE, division of labor (who does what
0, specialization, social change, famously studies suicide (if we become too specialized form everyone we won’t feel good about ourselves)
Qualitative Research
doesn’t look at numbers, but investigates why; used in smaller samples
Quantitative Research
data in number form; statistical analysis; used for large samples w/o depth
Objectivity
treat everyone the same the same without bias
Inference
conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning
Reflexivity
reflect on how, who, what am I doing/achieving
Who created symbolic interactionism?
George Herbert Mead
Who created sociological imagination ?
C. Wright Mills
who follows functionalist theory?
Durkheim
