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Collective Conscience

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The shared values of society

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Functionalist Theories

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Theories that examine how different elements of society collectively contribute to its overall function

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Social Equilibrium

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Balance and stability within a social system

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Modernity

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Shifts in society over time brought about by science, technology that contributed to an urban industrial economy

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Social Solidarity

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The collective bonds that connect

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Conflict Theory

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Society consists of diverse groups that are always in conflict with one another to acquire resources (wealth, power, prestige)

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Modern Conflict Theory

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Conflict theory but expanded to encompass more types of social conflict over more values (eg religion) and disparities in social values

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Interactionist Perspective

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Focuses on daily social interactions among individuals rather than overarching societal structures
Asserts that interactions are the best means of understanding greater societal dynamics

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The theorists

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Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber, Talcott Parsons

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Karl Marx

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Influenced conflict theory
Theories revolved around the working-class taking advantage of workers
Anti-capitalist!

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Emile Durkheim

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Influenced functionalism
Collective conscious, social solidarity, issues of the sacred and profane

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Max Weber

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influenced functionalism and conflict theory
Interested in how the modern world moved away from traditional ways of thinking
Believed bureaucracy did this. Necessities in bureaucracy:
1. division of labor
2. hierarchy
3. qualification based employment
4. rules and regulations
Also focused on charismatic leaderss

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Talcott Parsons

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“grand scale” theorist
social action theory, systems theory, AGIL system

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Social Action Theory

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linking individual actions to broader social systems

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Systems Theory

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Cultural system: values and norms shaping self-choices
Personal system: individual motives
Social system: interrelation between actors

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AGIL system

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Adaptation
Goal attainment
Integration
Latent Pattern Maintenance

four basic functions that any social system needs to perform to survive and thrive

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sociological imagination

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mindset that enables one to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for individuals (role of social forces in shaping society)

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Types of social solidarity

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mechanical solidarity:
common values and beliefs
limited division of labor
traditional society
collective conscience

organic solidarity:
division of labor
exchanges and services
modern society
interdependence

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sacred and profane

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sacred: protected
profane: prohibited, not collective

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elements of bureaucracy according to max weber

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division of labor
hierarchy
rules and regulations
qualification-based employment

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Merton’s theory of deviance

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conformity + +
monetary success, working hard

innovation + -
wealth through illegal means

ritualism - +
rejecting wealth, yes education

retreatism - -
rejecting ends and means (outsider)

rebellion - -
rejecting both and seeking to change systems

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manifest and latent functions

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manifest: intended and observed outcomes of an action or structure

latent: unintended or unrecognized outcome

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false consciousness

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one does not realize/understand their own oppression
breaking free from the system is impossible

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the stratification systems

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slavery
caste system- status determined by birth
estate system- ownership of land
social class- based on economic status, wealth, and income

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stratification: structural-functionalist
stratification in essential for society to function inequality exists in all societies and is necessary for maintaining order and efficiency important jobs must offer more pay to attract prestige poverty ensures "unskilled" labor is always done
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stratification: conflict theory
social inequality is a source of conflict and unhappiness - not a societal necessity stratification arises from an unequal distribution of resources (money, land, healthcare, education) those in high levels control resource distribution & serve their own interests
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US class distinctions
upper class middle class working class poor
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working class
people employed in factory, clerical, or low-wage sales jobs economic instability "unskilled" labor
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classifications of poor
absolute deprivation: capacity to secure fundamental necessities - consistent economic threshold relative deprivation: poor in relation to a specific standard/society
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Oscar Lewis "culture of poverty"
poverty is not about lack of financial/economic resources, but about certain "traits" that keep the poor in a cycle of poverty
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intersection of race and social class
"money whitens" - financial status can elevate racial status lighter skin tones = better socio-economic status
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civil rights movement legal acts
civil rights act of 1964 voting rights act of 1965
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relationships between prejudice and discrimination
unprejudiced non-discriminator prejudiced discriminator prejudiced non-discriminator unprejudiced discriminator
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gender performativity
challenges traditional notions of gender as something inherent, fixed, and biologically determined
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gender: biological perspective
biological differences between men and women influence their roles in society differences in aggressiveness, cognitive ability, and strength
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gender: conflict perspective
inherent conflict of interest between men and women shapes sex roles women accept male dominance due to socialization gender inequality becomes a social problem when women realize their oppression and possibility for change economic competition contributes to sexual inequality
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gender: functionalist
pre-industrial: practical considerations- men strength, women nursing industrial: instrumental (goal-oriented) for men expressive (relationship-focused) social problem arises when sex-role divisions no longer match society's needs
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gender: interactionist perspective
interaction patterns play a role in maintaining and reinforcing beliefs and practices related to gender inequality gender inequality becomes a social problem when consensus and shared expectations about men and women's roles are lacking
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Max Weber and the state
defines the state as "a human community that claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory
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Michael Mann's types of power
despotic: physical force infrastructural: state ability to infiltrate and influence our daily lives without physical force
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Charles Tilly: formation of the state
wars and capital accumulation make states
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civil religion
where symbols, values, and historical events acquire sacred significance (sacred and profane)
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emergence of nation: modernist perspective
the nation is a result of specific social and economic developments (capitalism, industrialization, etc) the state comes first
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types of democracy
direct: citizens participate directly representative: elect representatives liberal: form of representative, emphasizes freedoms
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polyarchy
elite democracy: elites are in control political processes
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totalitarianism
complete control over political and social life by the state using terror and propaganda to maintain control
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authoritarianism
less extreme that totalitarianism still relies on centralized control and often suppresses civil society

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