unit 2

Question 1

mechanical solidarity

Answer 1

the sense of togetherness(when people do the same thing)

Question 2

dramaturgy

Answer 2

interaction as a theatrical performance or presentation of management/impression

Question 3

positivism

Answer 3

theory that laws are understood as social rules

Question 4

perspective

Answer 4

the way you see something

Question 5

self-concept

Answer 5

an idea of self constructed from beliefs one holds about ones self and response of others

Question 6

socialization

Answer 6

process we learn to become members of societies

Question 7

resocialization

Answer 7

discarding old behavior patterns and accepting new ones

Question 8

personality

Answer 8

relatively stable patterns of thinking,feeling and acting that makes yourself

Question 9

generalized other

Answer 9

internalized expectation,attitudes and vocal points

Question 10

role-taking

Answer 10

all social interactions involve seeing ourselves as others see us

Question 11

dysfunction

Answer 11

element/process of society that leads to decrease in stability

Question 12

anticipatory

Answer 12

socialization is when a person “rehearses” for future positions and occupations

Question 13

conformity

Answer 13

members of a group have been taught to value group ways

Question 14

social dynamics

Answer 14

what causes society to shift its perspective; social change

Question 15

social statistics

Answer 15

what holds the society together; social order

Question 16

manifest function

Answer 16

open stated and conscious

Question 17

latent function

Answer 17

unintended and unconscious

Question 18

symbol

Answer 18

part of communication that leads to revelations about society

Question 19

sociological perspective

Answer 19

regarding stituations.The way you see things

Question 20

organic solidarity

Answer 20

unity based on division of labor

Question 21

“I”

Answer 21

when the self operates as a subject

Question 22

“Me”

Answer 22

when self operates as an object

Question 23

significant others

Answer 23

individuals who are important to development of self

Question 24

self

Answer 24

the sum total of peoples conscious/perception of their own identity distinct from others

Question 25

Auguste Comte

Answer 25

concluded the right way to answer questions in society is through scientific method

Question 26

C.Wright Mills

Answer 26

developer of sociological imagination

Question 27

Karl Marx

Answer 27

view of struggle between social classes being inevitable

Question 28

Max Webber

Answer 28

cross-cultural and historic materials to determine how extensively social groups affect peoples orientation of life

Question 29

Herbert Blumer

Answer 29

outlined the assumption about interactionism:we learn the meaning of a symbol by other people's reaction/behavior on them and by imagining how others will respond to our behavior.