PSYCH/SOC CLASS 1

Question 1

What is the functionalist theory?

Answer 1

Individuals work together to maintain solidarity, balance, order and social stability

Question 2

Example of society systems?

Answer 2

Nations, military, religion

Question 3

Example of society organs?

Answer 3

States, Hospital, University

Question 4

Example of society cells?

Answer 4

People, cities, communities

Question 5

What is societies homeostasis?

Answer 5

Dynamic equilibrium

Question 6

Who is Durkheim?

Answer 6

Founder of modern sociology

Question 7

Why did Durkheim begin his society theory?

Answer 7

Because post-industrial, societies were complex

Question 8

Who is the first who theorized society?

Answer 8

Durkheim

Question 9

What is common consciousness?

Answer 9

People shares common goal of bettering society

Question 10

What is anomie?

Answer 10

The opposite of dynamic equilibrium; dysfunctions in societies

Question 11

What did Durkheim define anomie as?

Answer 11

Mismatch b/n the wider social standards and standards of smaller groups

Question 12

What does manifest mean society?

Answer 12

Intended and obvious purpose

Question 13

What does latent mean in society?

Answer 13

Unintended or less recognizable

Question 14

Example of manifest mean in society?

Answer 14

Specialization

Question 15

What is the flaw with Durkheim?

Answer 15

Too Utopia; ignored individual desires

Question 16

Which theory came against Durkheim’s?

Answer 16

Conflict Theory

Question 17

What is conflict theory?

Answer 17

Competition for limited resources

Question 18

What do conflict theory compete for?

Answer 18

Social, political, and material power

Question 19

What are conflict theorists concerned with?

Answer 19

Imbalances in wealth, power and prestige

Question 20

What do the imbalances in wealth, power and prestige create?

Answer 20

Class struggles

Question 21

The imbalances in wealth, power and prestige create class struggle and what does that lead to?

Answer 21

Class struggle between those who control production and factory workers

Question 22

Who is the founder of the conflict theorist?

Answer 22

Karl Marx

Question 23

What did Karl Marx say about capitalism?

Answer 23

Economic system that encourages private ownership in order to produce profit

Question 24

What did Karl Marx suggest?

Answer 24

Socialism

Question 25

What is false consciousness?

Answer 25

Lack of awareness; subordinate class see themselves as individuals instead of exploited group

Question 26

What is class consciousness?

Answer 26

Members of subordinate social class are aware they are being exploited by the wealthy

Question 27

What is the problem with the Marx theory?

Answer 27

Too dystopian; there's more than 1 source of conflict rather than just money

Question 28

Who's theorist went against Marx?

Answer 28

Weber

Question 29

What did Weber find wrong about the conflict theory?

Answer 29

There are other conflicts, not just income

Question 30

What did Weber say was happening as a result of society increasing their rationalizing?

Answer 30

Had to embrace science and move away from traditional spirituality, religion, morality, etc....start thinking of everything

Question 31

What did Weber think about ideas and beliefs?

Answer 31

Exerts a powerful effect on society (question authority)

Question 32

What is symbolic interaction?

Answer 32

Personal interpretation of the meaning of the world around them

Question 33

Who are the founders of modern sociology?

Answer 33

Durkheim, Weber and Marx

Question 34

Symbolic interaction is what type of theory? Micro or macro?

Answer 34

Micro-level theory

Question 35

How do symbolic interactionist give meanings to the world around them?

Answer 35

Culturally derived social objects that have shared meaning; maintained through social interaction

Question 36

What did Mead found?

Answer 36

Founder of social psychology

Question 37

What was Mead focused on?

Answer 37

Development of the self

Question 38

What are the three stages of Mead?

Answer 38

1. Preparatory Stage 2. Play Stage 3. Game Stage

Question 39

What happens during the game stage?

Answer 39

Generalized other

Question 40

What is the ME part of Mead's theory?

Answer 40

How the generalized other view us

Question 41

What is the I part of Mead's theory?

Answer 41

Personal identity and individuality

Question 42

Who is the looking glass self theorist?

Answer 42

Cooley

Question 43

How is the self formed, based on Charles Cooley?

Answer 43

Shaped by other and interactions with others and perception of others

Question 44

How is the individual formed, based on Charles Cooley?

Answer 44

Shape themselves on this perception, tending to confirm expectations

Question 45

What is a social construct?

Answer 45

An invention of a given society

Question 46

What is a major focus of social constructs?

Answer 46

Study of how individuals and groups participate in the construction of a social reality

Question 47

What is socialization?

Answer 47

Dynamic, ongoing process by which individual internalizes the values beliefs and norms of their society

Question 48

What type of theory is social construct? Macro or micro

Answer 48

Macro and micro

Question 49

What is the rational choice theory?

Answer 49

Individuals make decisions by comparing the costs and benefits

Question 50

What is the goal of the rational choice theory?

Answer 50

Maximize benefits and reduce costs

Question 51

What is the exchange choice theory?

Answer 51

Individuals responds to rewards and reduce punishments

Question 52

What is the goal of the exchange choice theory?

Answer 52

Maximize rewards and reduce punishments

Question 53

What is the rational theory based on?

Answer 53

Economic Theory

Question 54

What is the exchange theory based on?

Answer 54

Behavioral Psychology

Question 55

What is the first wave of the feminist theory?

Answer 55

Dealt with women's suffrage

Question 56

What was the second wave of the feminist theory?

Answer 56

Dealt with social liberties - gender equality, equal pay, reproductive rights

Question 57

What is the third wave of feminist theory?

Answer 57

Dealt with intersectionality

Question 58

What is the glass escalator metaphor?

Answer 58

Men are often fast tracked to advanced positions when entering professions

Question 59

What is the glass ceiling metaphor?

Answer 59

Invisible barrier that prevents a demographic from rising beyond a certain level of hierarchy

Question 60

What type of theory is feminism, macro or micro?

Answer 60

False; can be either macro or micro

Question 61

What does functionalist compare their theory to?

Answer 61

Like a living organism

Question 62

Is functionalism macro or micro?

Answer 62

Macro theory level

Question 63

What did Durkheim say about division of labor?

Answer 63

Intricate division of labor

Question 64

What did Durkheim say that dynamic equilibrium end with, based on society? (Its a term)

Answer 64

Common consciousness

Question 65

How did Durkheim define anomie as?

Answer 65

A mismatch between the wider social standards and the standards individuals or smaller groups within that wider society

Question 66

What is latent dysfunction?

Answer 66

Negative after affects that were not intended

Question 67

What is practically a synonym of conflict theory?

Answer 67

Competition

Question 68

What theory did Karl Marx found?

Answer 68

Conflict Theorist

Question 69

What did Karl Marx predict about capitalism?

Answer 69

Cause greater and greater inequality because private owners are incentivized to minimize wages of workers

Question 70

Class consciousness or false consciousness, in which one has anomie already ensued?

Answer 70

Class consciousness

Question 71

What type of theory is the conflict theory? Macro or micro?

Answer 71

Macro

Question 72

What did Weber pointed out humans are becoming due to a result of industrialization?

Answer 72

Rational and bureaucratic

Question 73

Since Marx only focused on wealth, what did Weber segue?

Answer 73

There are more than 1 source of conflict that results in imbalance

Question 74

Weber is treated as what type of theorists?

Answer 74

Conflict theorists and symbolic interactionist

Question 75

What allowed symbols to provide the means by which reality is constructed?

Answer 75

Language and communication

Question 76

What was Mead ideas forming?

Answer 76

Foundation for symbolic interactionist school of thought

Question 77

Based on Mead's theory, what is "generalized other"?

Answer 77

The generalized attitude of a large social group

Question 78

What is a way of remembering the difference between the me and the I of Mead?

Answer 78

What will they think of ME?

Question 79

Is exchange-rational theory micro or macro level theory?

Answer 79

Micro-level theories

Question 80

What is intersectionality and which theory dealt with it?

Answer 80

Study of how different social identities such as gender, race and class - feminist

Question 81

Who created the symbolic interaction theory?

Answer 81

Mead

Question 82

Who created the conflict theory?

Answer 82

Marx and Weber

Question 83

Who created the functionalism theory?

Answer 83

Durkheim