Social Structures Flashcards

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Macrosociology

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Looking at big social phenomena that affect a big portion of society

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Microsociology

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Looking at face to face interactions

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Social Institutions

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Impose structures as to how individuals are expected to behave; anything that can continue without any one individual (includes religion, laws, families, hospitals, etc.)

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Ecclesia

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Dominant religious organization that includes most members of a society

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Churches

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Established religious bodies in a larger society

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Cults

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Radical social bodies that reject values of outside society; usually depend on an inspirational leader and are short-lived

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Secularization

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Weaking of social and political power of the religious bodies

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Fundamentalism

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Reaction to secularization – going back to religious beliefs

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Communism

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A form of government where all property is owned by the community

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Capitalism

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Private ownership of production with the market driven by supply and demand

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Socialism

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Common ownership production driven by what benefits society as a whole

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Medicalization

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Human conditions previously defined as normal become defined as medical conditions that are subject to diagnoses, research, and cures

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Sick role

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The expectation to take a break while you’re sick

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Social Epidemiology

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There is a correlation between social advantage/disadvantage and healthcare distribution

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