Sociology Flashcards
(38 cards)
3 Main areas of study
Social structure
Social issues
Social systems
What shapes our society
Norms
Values
Roles
What are norms
Expectations on how people should behave
What are values
Shared ideas and standards
Roles
Expected behaviours of social positions
What is Social behaviour
Interactions among members of the same group
What is socialization
Process of learning behavioural patterns skills and values
What is Primary socialization responsible for
Basic skills
What is secondary socialization responsible for
How to act appropriately
What is anticipatory socialization responsible for
How to plan behaviour
What is resocialization responsible for
Transform behaviours
What is structural functionalism
Society is stable when social institutions meet the needs of its citizens
What does structural functionalism study
How social structures work together to help society function
What is a critic of structural functionalism
It doesn’t account for destructive forces
What is conflict theory
Competition between different groups of power
What does conflict theory typically focus on
Economic issues
What is feminist theory
That women are marginalized, deprived of power and without equal membership
What is Symbolic Interactionism
People behave symbolically
What did Emile Durkheim theorized
The more socially
integrated and
connected a person is, they are less likely to commit suicid
➢ He thought that strong social
ties allowed individuals to feel
Connected
What did Karl Marx theorize
-institutions are built for the powerful/rich
-powerfull will stay powerful
-lower class will stay lower class
-focuses on conflict theory
-lower class needs to revolt to cange anything
What did Max Weber theorize
Created his own theory of Focus defining social differences through three components; class, status, and power
What did Simone de Beauvoir
theorize
Men will never fully be able to press women because each individual–
regardless of gender– has a radical freedom. women’s oppression in Western culture
➢ All individuals, including
women, have the possibility of free will even if they are objectified and
alienated in society
What did W.E.B.Dubois theorize
There are a variety of factors that contribute to community ills such
as poverty and crime
➢ Capitalism is a primary
cause of racism.
What is a primary agent
Family and caregivers
