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Structural functionalism emphasize the role of the _____ & _______

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Major social instituions & how help provide stability to society

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Conflict theorist see what among society?

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Oppression

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Structural functionlist see society as a _________ with a high degreee of social order & social instituions meeting their manifest & latent functions

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Social Harmony

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Primary Socializations

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Most intense time for socializations is during childhood

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Lumpenproletariat

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The unemployed

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Full Circle

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Small group creates its own norms & overtime some of those norms gets shared between more people

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What are the three main theoretical perspectives in sociology?

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  1. Structural functionalism
  2. Conflict Theory
  3. Symnbolic Interaction
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What can conflict theorist overlook?

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Social harmony & equilibrium

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Interactionist theorist study how _____ is created

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Culture

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Symbolic interactions see society as a ________ continually constructing & reconstructed by individuals through their use of shored symbols

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A Social Construction

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Social Change

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Change happening when there are large - scale structural shift in society or in institutions within society

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What is the family institution manifest?

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To reproduce & socialize their children

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Primary Groups

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Small collections of people of which a person is a member usually for life & in which deep emotional ties is developed

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What is the 10th stage of Karl Marx theories?

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Communism

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Culture

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The way of life for a particular group of people

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Social Constructionlist argue is more important to study the _____ of the problem rather than the problem itself

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Idea

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Macro - Level of analysis

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Focuses on the overall social structure of society & large -scale societal forces that affect groups of people

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Manifest Functions

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Reasons why a social institution exist

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Symbolic Interactionism is a _______ theoretical perspective

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Micro-Level ( Focuses on individuals & how they react with small groups)

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Social Solidarity

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The moral oder of society

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Oppression

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The haves holding back the have-nots to maintain their own high status

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Props

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Material object that social actors use to enhance their performance

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Latent Functions

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Are good or useful things that a social institution does but its not the reason why that institution exist ( Ex. Family institution helps the economic institutions by buying products)

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What is the small group that capitalism divide people into?

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Lumpenproletariat

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True Consciousness
When you wake up from the state of alientated false consciousness & bring about change in society
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Conflict Perspective
Was created Karl Marx who studied to see how societies grow & change
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Status
Is the position a person occupies in a particular institution (Can have mutiple statues like college student, son, daughter, etc)
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A role
Composed of the many behaviors that go into occupying a status (Ex If your status is a college student then your role is to come to class on time, be prepared for class, etc)
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Social Scripts
The interactional rules that people use to guide the interaction
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What are the two major groups that capitalism divide people in?
1. Bourgeoisic - the rich owners of the means of production ( Like tech. & factories) 2. Proteturial- The poor worker who work for bourgeoisic
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Conflict theorist see what as most of social problems?
Inequitable distributions of resources & rewards (Would ask questions like what made the person want to commit a crime?)
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Conflict perspective states that different _________ get different \_\_\_\_\_\_
Catrgeory of people, Social Rewards
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Durkhem argued that for a society based on ______ to be healthy all parts of society have to be working together
Organic Solidarity
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Micro-Level of analysis
Focuses on either an individual or small group of people
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Haves
Individuals & Social institution that gain access to more of society's scarce rewards
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Advance Capitalism
An economic system based on profits & the pursuit of maximum profit ( 8th stage in Karl Marx theories )
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Theoretical Perspective
Groups of theories that share certain common ways of seeing how society works
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Structural Functionlism
The view of modern societies as independent parts working together
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Functions
Tasks social institutions does on behalf of society
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Species Being
The unique potential to imagine & then create what you imagine
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Front stage
Where the social interaction occurs
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Conflict theorist believe social change should happen how?
Fast
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What is the second macro- theoretical perspective?
Conflict Theory
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Structural Functionalism is a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ perspective, which means that its a unit of analysis & the thing being examined is society as whole
Macro- Theorethical Perspective
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Social Institutions
Are sets of statues & roles focused around one central aspect of society
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Structural Functionlist believe if change was to occur it should be done how ?
Slowly, so it doesnt mess up equilibirum
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Mechanical Solidarity
Doing similar types of labor( Like working on land) & having similar beliefs(Based on religion)
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What is the looking glass self theory?
How a child develops a sense of self ( Created by Cooley)
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Social Actors
Individuals involved in the ineractions
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Conflict Perspective is a _________ that analyzes society as a whole
Macro- Theoretical Perspective
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Value Coereion
Haves use their power over the seven major institutions to force their values onto the have-nots as part of their effects to maintian their higher status in society
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Dysfunctions
Unintended consequences of behavioral patterns (Ex. When the U.S built highways to help economic instituion it caused air pollution (dysfuction))
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Have-Nots
Those who are unable to get their fair share of social rewards
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What are two reasons why structural functionlist believe punishment is important?
1. Accepting a punishment is a step towards rehabilitation / resocialization process of the individual back into the community 2. Believe without punishment bad behavior will spread
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Social Constructionism
While felt in the world by individuals it is created & sustained through social systems, which should be more just
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What are the two seetings interactions occur?
1. Front stage 2. Back Stage
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Presentation of self skills
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Communism
All citizens would be equal & able to fullfill their species being
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What are the steps in the looking glass self theory?
1. A child is to imagine how she appears to relevant others( Like parents, siblings, etc) (The child should try to put themselves in the shoes of others & try to understanding how they are feeling) 2. The child reacts to the feedback other give about their perspective towards the child ( The important thing is the child is responding to the feedback) 3. The child integrates the 1st two steps into a coherant & unique sense of self
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Theories help us with what?
Help us notice and make sense of social patterns & problems
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What is a Theory?
Is created by one or small number of sociologist in an attempt to explain a certain aspect of the social structure or the kind of social interactions between people
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What two classes does Karl Marx theories divide society into?
1. Those who own the means of productions 2. Those who work for the owners
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False consciousness
When you dont see how badly your being treated or mislead
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Structural Functionalist believe that ___________ of each institution fulfills the necessary tasks in society
Manifest Functions ( Ex. Manifest functions of family institution is to reproduce & socialize children)
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Organic Solidarity
Operate like living organisms with various parts where each specialize in only one certain task but rely on other parts to survive
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What are the seven Primary social institutions?
1. Family 2. Religion 3. Economy 4. Education 5. Government 6. Health care 7. Media
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Self
The Knownledge that he or she is unique seperate from everyone else
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What is the 9th stage in Karl Marx theories?
Socialism
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Back Stage
Where you prepare for the interaction (Like talking to yourself in the car before a date)
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Culture inclused ______ & ________ we use to communicate
Norms & The symbols ( EX. Like langauge, numbers, etc)
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Karl Marx also created what?
Economic Determinism
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Alientation
When your forced to give up your creativity or imagination & give up your species being
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Social Problems & Social Change is _______ Concepts
Macro-Sociologist Concept
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Symbolic Interactionism
Provides the theoreticall balance of sociology

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