Sociology Flashcards
(28 cards)
a group of people loving together with shared customs, laws, and organizations in a specific location
society
the study of nature and dynamic of human society
sociology
• father of sociology and positivism
• contributed the law of three stages
Auguste Comte
the laws where people explain natural events and society based on different things
Law of Three Stages
What are the law of 3 stages?
• Theological stage
• Metaphysical Stage
• Positivist Stage
people in this stage attribute natural events and society to divine, supernatural powers and gods
Theological Stage
people in this stage attribute events in nature and society to a divinely ordained natural order or philosphy
Metaphysical Stage
people in this stage attribute events in nature and society using rational and scientific method
Positivist Stage
the one who proposed an analogy for society as an organism composed of interdependent parts
Emile Durkheim
an analogy which states that society enforces law, norms, and belief systems to regulate individual’s behavior in becoming a productive member
Organic Analogy
the who explained that societies rise and fall due to changes in economic relations referred to as modes of production
Karl Marx
what are the two modes of production?
• Force of production
• Relations of production
this is where raw materials,machines, tools are used to produce goods
Force of production
this is the ownership, control, and power relations between people involved in the production of goods
Relations of productions
the one who explored the shift from traditional values as the main driver of individual actions in society to economic gains as primary motivation for social action
Max Weber
• observed by Max Weber
• it is where individuals act based on the course of action that they think would benefit them the most
Iron Cage
an outlook where we see our individual lives are affected and reflective of the larger social context
Wright Mills
it is used to relate the inaccessibility to basic needs to unjust wages and working conditions, socioeconomic inequality,and poverty
Sociological Imaginations
what are the 3 sociological theories?
• Structural Functions
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Conflict Theory
the theory which views society as organism and examine how it is established, maintained, and strengthened
Structural Functionalism
this theory focuses on human social interactions as a continuous process of interpretation,assignment meaning and responding to signals in the social environment
Symbolic Interactionism
this theory considers different social categories that may contribute to power struggles and conflict such as economic classes, gender, and race.
conflict theory
what are the 2 levels of analysis?
• macro
• micro
•this analysis focus on bigger picture and explores large-scale analysis of social phenomenon like social structures, institutions,and larger patters of behavior and interactions
• employed by structural functionalism and conflict theory
Macro
