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Sociology Midterm Exam Flashcards

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Sociology

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The scientific study of social behavior and human groups

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social structures

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systematic study of the way people are affected by family or laws (change slowly)

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social processes

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systematic study of the way people are affected by online shopping or child discipline. (changes rapidly)

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Globalization

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the most important instigator of social change and affects all aspects of the social world

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Globalization positive affects

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greater access to goods, services, and information (music, food. etc.)

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Globalization negative affects

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undesirable things (drugs, pandemic, war)

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Classical Sociological Theory

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A set of related ideas that apply to certain issues and have been tested

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Karl Marx

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Germany (1818-1883)

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Who is Karl Marx

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Theorist who focused on the structure of capitalist society

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Concept from Marx

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capitalism is a system based on exploitation

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False Consciousness

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an erroneous set of beliefs

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Class consciousness

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a set of beliefs about an individuals social positioning

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Max Weber

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Germany 1864-1920

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Who is Max Weber

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(Wrote the book) Theorist who was interested in rationalization and bureaucracy in society

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Emile Durkheim

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France 1858-1917

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Who is Emile Durkheim

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(Wrote suicide) Suicide was not the cause of the individual, but the cause of social facts

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Anomie

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a state of normalness (Covid)

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Two types of solidarity

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Mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity

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Structural-Functionalism

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examines both social structures and their functions

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Manifest functions

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positive consequences that are purposely brought about (marriage)

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Latent functions

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unintended positive consequences (getting a new car for getting good grades)

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Dysfunctions

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Negatively affect the ability of a given system to survive (divorce)

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Conflict Theory

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focus on what is negative about society (coercion) (tension)

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Critical Theory

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oriented towards critiquing the society

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Symbolic Interactionism

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interaction through symbols

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Qualitive Research

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A scientific method that does not require statistical methods for collection and reporting data

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Quantitative Research

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Involves the analysis of numerical data typically obtained from surveys and experiments

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Inferential statistics

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relies on data from small groups to speculate on the behavior of larger groups

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Observational Research

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watching, listening to, and recording what takes place in the natural world

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Common observational methods

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participant/non-participant
ethnography

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Socialization

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the process of learning and effectively integrating themselves into a group or society (starts in childhood)(involves interaction)

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Nature argument

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being human is a natural instinct

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Nurture argument

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humanness is based on the way we are socialized by others

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George Herbert Mead

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America 1863-1931

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The “self”

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the ability that develops over time to take oneself as an object through a process called taking the role of the other

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I

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the part of the self that unconscious and creative

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Me

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the organized set of others attitude assumed by the individual

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Initiation

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cannot take the role of the other

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Play

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one other in one situation

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Games

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many others in one situation

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Generalized other

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many others in many situations

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Erving Goffman

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America 1922-1982

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Dramaturgy

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social life is a series of dramatic experiences

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Impression Management

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When people project a certain image while interacting with others

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Front stage

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the social performance is designed to define the situation for those observing it

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Back stage

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people express themselves in ways that are suppressed in the front

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Agents of socialization

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family, teachers, peers, gender, mass media

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Organizations

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collectives purposely constructed to achieve particular ends (colleges or corporations)

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Bureaucracies

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highly rational and efficient organizations

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Rational-legal authority

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grounded in rules that legitimate the office

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traditional authority

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Long standing traditions, God given right to hold power

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Charismatic authority

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devotion and faith of followers

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The Informal organization

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how the organization actually works as opposed to how it ideally works

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Glass Ceiling

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The invisible barrier by male management that prevents women from reaching top positions

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Mcdonaldization core principles

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efficiency, predictablility, calculability, and control

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Deviance

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anything that is considered a violation of social norms

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criminology

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the study of all aspects of crime

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