(1) Committing Sociology Flashcards
Truth to Power
Our obligation and recognition to stand for justice
Sociology
The study to understand culture, social change, social conflict, and patterns of behaviour between social groups
Theory
Explanation for observations
Method
Systematic technique for collecting and making sense of information
Critical Thinking
Analyzing and evaluating information to form evidence based conclusions
Reflective Knowledge
Assessing and understanding the social world as a whole
Positivism
The belief society can be measured with objective fact
Consensus-Focused Sociology
Sees society as a system of interrelated parts that promote stability
Structural Functionalism
Sees society as a complex system with interrelated parts to promote stability and interdependence
Sociological Imagination
An awareness of the relationship between who we are as individuals and the social forces that shape our lives
Micro Level
Small-scale interactions between individuals, such as conversation or group dynamics
Macro Level
Large-scale social processes, such as social stability, change, and the impact of social institutions
Private Troubles
An issue or circumstance that affects one person, and maybe those closest to them
Public Sociology
To communicate and actively engage sociology to wider audiences
Back-Translation
Giving already learned knowledge to empower individuals and communities
Professional Sociology
Creates disciplinary knowledge through academic discourse
Critical Sociology
Sociology focused on examine and debating social issues
Policy Sociology
Sociological knowledge applied to solve problems by governments or other institutions
Value
Shared cultural belief about what is right or wrong that influences our thoughts and actions
Critical Approaches
Critiquing society and pushing for social change
Rigour
Set of standards used to evaluate the quality, trustworthiness, and value of research
Standpoint Theory
Says researchers view and gain knowledge about the world through their unique social location
Reflexivity
Personal beliefs, knowledge, and experiences influences assumptions about the social world and what you are studying
Bracketing
Consciously setting aside personal assumptions to view the social world
Neoliberalism
The move for reduced government spending on social programmers while supporting private social services
Political Ideology
Political beliefs or principles that characterize a particular culture
Social Programmers
Services for public pensions, employment insurance and family benefits
Free-market Capitalism
Economic system based on supply and demand with little or no government control
Social Services
Public services that provide support for particular groups
Economic System
A system of production, resource allocation and distribution of goods and services within a society
Economy
The social domain for production, distribution, trade, management, and consumption of goods and services
Social Domain
People influence communicative contexts and are influenced by the structure of those contexts
Communicative Contexts
Intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, public, and mass communication
Scissors Movement
The ideological shift where sociology moved to the left and world politics to the right
Ideology
A set of opinions or beliefs of a group or individual
Knowledge Mobilization
Taking academic research where it can improve and educate society
Decolonization
When colonies become independent of the colonizing country
Reconciliation
Addressing past injustices and efforts to restore respectful relations between social groups
Community-Engaged Scholarship
Makes communities directly involved with research and teaching processes
Scholarship
A grant or payment to support a student’s education
Ethical Space
The abstract space between different world views and cultures
Abstract
Something detached from physical, or concrete, reality
Holistic Thinking
An explanation by referencing the complex whole
