A Sociology Experiment Flashcards
Sociology
Study of how societies are organized and how the organization of a society influences the behavior of people
Sociological Imagination
We think about our personal experience in relation to a larger set of social forces
Industrial Revolution
Rapid Development of manufacturing and industry
Division of labor
workers specialize in particular tasks
Social conflict
struggle between groups with different interests and needs
economic relationships
how goods and resources are owned and distributed
class
group of people with similar positions in the economy
labor
ability to do work
wages
compensation for labor
relational sociology
individuals are defined by their relationship to others and to institutions
alienation
disconnected from others, work, and humanity
structure
social forces that impact individual behavior
solidarity
patterns of connection between people
mechanical solidarity
everyone is connected and highly cohesive
Organic solidarity
not connected personally but depend on others from division of labor
integration
how tied you are to others in the community
regulation
society’s use of rules to monitor members’ actions
norms
expectations for behavior
anomie
lack of morals or social expectations
methodological individualism
individuals should be at the center of any study of society
social action
behaviors produce social structures
interpretive understanding
focus on the meaning that people make of their actions
culture
values people hold to guide behavior
Hull house
Jane Addams, house, educate, and support poor women
Chicago school
sociologists who researched cities and patterns of people
psychological wage
rewards white people
status
social standing relative to others
