Sociology

Question 1

Sociological questions

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How does social change come about?

    - from decay
    - from cycles of growth and decay 
    - from progress

Question 2

Reductionist

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Someone who believes a single factor was at work, meaning that cause can be reduced to a specific factor

Question 3

Determinist

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Meaning that a specific factor will determine the nature of social change that takes place.
Karl Marx

Question 4

Patriarchy

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Place historically designed for the convenience of men. Structured according to rules that men find comfortable. Women are largely excluded

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Direction of Change

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Is it positive or negative change and who says so?

Question 6

Rate of Change

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Is the degree of Change slow, moderate or fast?

Is it over a short period or decades?

Question 7

Exogenous influences

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Coming from another society into this one

Question 8

Endogenous influences

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Coming from within the society itself

Question 9

Sociological theories about social change

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Tension and adaption
Accumulation
Diffusion of innovations

Question 10

Tension and adaption

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Argument that when one part of the social system changes, tension arises between the part and the rest

Question 11

Accumulation

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Growth of human knowledge from generation to generation

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Diffusion of Innovations

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A new development (innovation) emerges in society.

2 things can affect the diffusion: who adopts it and who speaks in it’s favour

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Pluralistic societies

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Societies in which minorities maintain their cultural traditions

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Elite groups

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Skilled and educated people who have access to developmental funds, and who are in a position of influence

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Capitalism

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Economic system dependent on private investment and profit making

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Core

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Centre of an international change

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Periphery

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Regions that are far from the capital

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Semi periphery

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Includes nations such as Mexico and Brazil

Eventually these countries developed enough capitalistic function to become reclassified

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Private sphere

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Certain sector of societal life in which an individual enjoys a degree of authority, unhampered by interventions from governmental or other institutions

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Discourse

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Topics and ways of exchanging information about them that are used by groups of people with common interests

Question 21

Textual discourse

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Things like written words, movie roles, paintings and photographs