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social theory ex 2 Flashcards

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What is a positive-sum game?

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  • everyone invovled gains something, benefits from something
  • Axelrod
  • you win, i win
  • “rich get richer, we all benefit”
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What is a negative-zero game?

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  • a clear cut winner and loser
  • Marx
  • “rich get richer, poor get poorer”
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What is Comos?

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  • spontaneous order
  • areas of “free market” & “free choice”
  • Examples would be marriages, religion, friends
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What is Taxis?

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  • human made order
  • examples would be AA, culture at Baylor, work office
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What does norms of reciprocity?

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  • states that reciprocating is universal and instinctive
  • coined by Axelrod
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When is selfish behavior’s best for social order

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  • when interaction is repeated
  • when interaction is positive-sum game
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What is the prisoner’s dilemma?

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  • complete selfish and distrust leads to no cooperation
  • you know what the example
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What is Cooperation Theory?

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  • we all work together for a better society
  • 4 things for this to work: avoid conflict, stand up for oneself, forgive, and be clear of motives
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What is Nash Equilibrium?

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  • belief that the best social order comes if there is selfish behavior as well as concern for others
  • value rationality in the form of legitimate authority and civic sensibility
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What does Du Bois believe?

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-group identities and norms —> individual consciousness
- CRT

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What is sex/gender influenced by?

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  • stereotypes
  • narratives
  • roles
  • interests
  • expectations
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What is the Dramaturgical Approach ?

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  • idea from Goffman
  • we internalize of “social” roles; tells us how we are supposed to act
  • believes we have a “front stage” and “backstage” self
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What does Goffman think of courtship norms?

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  • leads to a passive and active roles
  • affects more than a relationship, affects school and work as well
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What is social regulation?

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  • rules set by society, your culture
  • moral order
  • having too little leads to anomic suicide
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What does one need to be a “healthy” self?

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  • social regulation
  • social integration
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What is social integration?

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  • must feel loved
  • feel connected to society
  • having too little leads to egotistic suicide
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What is anomic suicide?

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  • happens because of too little social regulation
  • “I don’t know what is right”
18
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What is egotistic suicide?

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  • happens because of too little social integration
  • “I’m so lonely”
19
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What is pluralistic ignorance?

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  • Describes situations where a majority of group members privately reject a norm, but assume (incorrectly) that most others accept it
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What are some PL mechanisms?

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  • desire for social integration
  • wanting to “fit in”
  • wanting to avoid conflict
  • obedient to authority
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What are some PL outcomes?

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  • collective delusion
  • people hiding true feelings
22
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What are types of social structures?

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  • hierarchies
  • markets
  • groups
  • networks
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What is culture?

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  • systems of meaning
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What is structure?

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  • patterns of relationships & reasources
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What does Simmel believe?

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  • micro interactions affect identity
  • macro level structures and cultures only come to life through day to day interaction
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What does centric circle show?

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  • idenity is ascribed and static
  • networks are homogenous (overlapping)
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What does web of group affiliations show?

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  • identity is cultivated and shifting
  • networks are diverse (no overlap)
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What is the homophily principle?

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  • describing the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with similar others, as in the proverb “birds of a feather flock together”
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What are “strong” or “bonding” social ties?

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  • close friends & family
  • those you see often and know well
  • enhance in-group solidarity
  • can limit across-group contacts
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What are “bridging” or “weak” social ties?

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  • acquaintances or “friend of a friend”
  • connects us to new opportunities (G)
  • can reduce conflict between groups (V)
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What are the “strength of weak ties” ?

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  • connection to information
  • connection to opportunities
  • connection to a community
  • more connecting and trusting
32
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What is the culture of poverty?

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  • two views really
  • creates hard working and resilient people
  • creates laziness and dependence
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What is the structure of poverty?

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  • social networks get you the jobs
  • history of inequality
  • economic disadvantage = lack of social intergration
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What are big takeaways for Varsheny?

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  • weak ties help us from harming each other
  • weak ties reduce extreme polarization, economic rivalry, and segregation
  • weak ties build tolerance

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