Sociology 100 Flashcards
(33 cards)
What terms did c. Wright mills coin and what do they mean
Sociological imagination- primary focus is general society not the individual.
Who was Ibn Khaldûn?
He was an Arab sociologist who was the first to carry out a systematic study of spiological subjects
Who was Max Weber
• German sociologist
• said Protestant work ethic led to modern capitalism
What is sociological imagination?
The ability to understand how society affects individual experiences and problems; and connect personal experiences to the context ot society are culture.
What is postmodernism?
Denies general / universal stalemates aboutgroups of people; analysis the reasoning behind these statements
What is epistemology
The study at the origin and history and knowledge
What is stand point theory?
The idea that form different perspectivesare a result of differingclasses,, roles, status, etc.
What is an androcentric language?
A language that is implies sexism such as male dominaciae
Who is Charles Horton Cooley? What is he most famous for?
He was an American sociologist most famous for his theory on looking glass self.
What is looking glass self
“Self image is based upon how one things others view him”
3 parts:
1. How you think others view you
2. How you think others view you pr appearance
3. How you feel as a result of 1and 2
What is role theory ?
It is the idea that one acts in accordance to the expectations of his role (both negative and positive)
Eg. the son of a billionaire is expected to be good at business therefore the son learns a lot about business
Eg. a black person is expected to steal and therefore does steal.
Who was Robert Merton? And what did he bring to the table of sociology?
He coined:
Manifest fxn —> obvious and intended effects on social structures
Latent fxn —> non obvious and unintended effects on social structures
Who was Everette C. Hughes
Brought the concept of master status.
Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe
Idea of pecking order
George simmel
First to study daily 1 to 1 interactions
Fredrick thrasher
Studied gangs as small groups of intense interaction separate from the larger world/society
William I Thomas
“Situations we define as real become real in their consequences”
Carol Muller
Identified 3 types of feminist organizations:
- Formal social movement organizations: professionalized, bureaucratic, inclusive with few demands made on members (e.g womens rights groups)
- Small groups or collectives: organized informally, require time, loyalty and material resourcesfrom its members (e.g womens publishing houses)
- Service-provider organizations: combine elements of both formal and small-group organizations (e.g domestic violence shelters)
What was the 60 s scoop
When large amounts of native children were being faked away bygovernment- affiliated agencies in the 19605
Émelie Durkheim;who was she?
She defined religions as a set of beliefs and practices that form 1 moral compass for a community to adhere to.
She defined 3 key elements of religion:
_ god = society
- sacred objects
- moral compass
Coined the term social fact
Who was the first female bishop in Canada
Victoria Matthew’s in 1994 became first female bishop
Who was schecter
He argued that compulsory, staterunned public education is based on centralization and uniformity
Who was malacrida
She identified 3 ways in which children were sortied out of mainstream based on intellectual abilities:
- truancy laws, (punishig those who didn’t come to class
- standardized expectations thru exams
- “health’ being conducted via medical and psychological examinations
Name Jeannie oaks work
Hidden curriculum of tracking
