sociology quarter 1 test Flashcards
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sociology
the study of how people are impacted by others
perspective
your own point of view
social structure
patterns in life, organized way of living life
group behavior
participating in certain behaviors that you wouldn’t normally do because you feel safe in a group
auguste comte
french, “Father of Sociology”, wanted to use the Scientific Method on people(experiments)
harriet martineau
english, feminist, studied why society oppressed women
emily durkheim
french, believed there is an unwritten agreement in society, started using stats to back up her ideas
max weber
german, believed that you have to be in someone else’s shoes in order to understand them
functionalist perspective
every part of society compliments each other, very positive, believes everyone cooperates together
conflict theory perspective
society is always fighting, power fight, fight for equal rights, some people have power and others want it
symbolic interaction perspective
we interact with people based on what we see, mimic other people’s behaviors
surveys
gathering info by asking people questions and collecting and calibrating answers
population
people asked questions
open ended questions
answered in one’s own words, hard to calculate and draw conclusions
close ended questions
choose answers from selection, easy to calculate and draw conclusions
pre-collected data
using other’s work/info
case study
when research is done in the field and conclusions are made in general
participant observation
when a researcher becomes part of the actual group being studied
culture
knowledge, values, customs, and physical objects shared by members of society
instincts
innate, unlearned patterns of behavior
norms
rules that define appropriate behavior
folkways
norms that lack moral significance
mores
norms that have moral dimensions and should be followed
laws
most serious mores, strong punishment for violation, if a law then formally defined and enforced by officials
