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Ch.1 - Sociological Imagination / Society Flashcards

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1
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What is society

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large social grouping, sharing same geographical territory, constantly changing

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global interdependence

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how interconnected parts of the globe are

ex) the u.s choosing to go to war can affect economy/environment of other nations

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Sociological Imagination

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ability to see the relationship b/t the individual experiences and the larger society

  • helps to distinguish b/t personal troubles and social issues
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Debunking

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attempt to explain what is beyond the facades / stereotypes of life

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Who is the father of sociology

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Emile Durkheim

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Who related suicide to the issues of cohesiveness in society

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Emile Durkheim

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micro-level

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small groups w/ individual interaction

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macro-level

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large groups / societies

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culture

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group’s shared practices, values, beliefs

way of life, social rules, expectations

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Importance of Karl Marx

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  • focused on macro lvl + CONFLICT
  • CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE
  • class conflict
  • class consciousness
  • classless society
  • COMMUNISM
  • people who tried communism did it too early and failed
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capitalism

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private/corporate ownership of goods - produce them

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communism

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no private/corporate ownership - everything is owned COMMUNALLY

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Importance of Emile Durkheim

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  • FATHER OF SOCIOLOGY (french)
  • identifies patterns
  • “Rules of Sociological Method”
  • social facts
  • social control
  • investigates society v. personal life
  • founded ANOMIE
  • came up w/ SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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Importance of Max Weber

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  • german
  • wealth + power/prestige
  • large-scale organizations focus
  • rational bureaucracies
  • specialized division of labor
  • Christianity —> capitalism
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what does sociological imagination allow us to see

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a rapidly CHANGING world

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sociology

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systematic study of human society + social interactions

17
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structural framework

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our lives are patterned, non-random ways

18
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industrialization

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agriculture + handmade products —> manufacturing + related industries

19
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urbanization

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more people living in cities than rural areas

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Top 4 Important Figures

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  • Emile Durkheim
  • Karl Marx
  • Max Weber
  • W.E.B Dubois
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social facts

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patterned ways of acting, thinking, feelings outside of an individual that exerts social control over each person

22
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social control

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forces that regulate our behavior in society
- there are two types

23
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what are the two types of social control

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1) inner

2) external

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Anomie

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a condition where social control becomes inefficient b/c of loss of shared values + sense of purpose in society

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class consciousness

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overthrow capitalists

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classless society

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communism

27
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Importance of W.E.B DuBois

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  • 1st AFRICAN AMERICAN to receive DOCTORATE
  • racial conflict
    -double consciousness
  • injustice/racism
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double consciousness

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  • conflicts b/c of race + status + social class
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theory

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set of logically interrelated statements that attempt to describe, explain, and predict social events

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Functional Perspective

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  • society is STABLE, ORDERLY
  • moral values
  • manifest function
  • latent function
  • MACRO-LVL ANALYSIS (institutions)
  • “everything is working perfectly”
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manifest function

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intended / overtly recognized

ex) through college you can earn a degree and begin a career

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latent function

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unintended / hidden + unacknowledged

ex) through college you gain independence and sense of self

33
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Conflict Perspective

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  • continuous power struggle
  • systems of inequality
  • MACRO LVL ANALYSIS
  • patterns
  • disadvantages
  • feminists, MLK JR.
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Symbolic Interactionist

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  • MICRO LEVEL (small groups)
  • society = interactions of individuals + groups
  • reality w/i our interactions w/ symbols
  • REAL PEOPLE FACE-FACE InTeRaCtInG and its impact on the COMMNUNITY
  • people act towards things based on the meanings of them
35
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The Theoretical Perspectives

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1) Functionalist

2) Conflict

3) Symbolic Interactionist

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self-fulfilling prophecy

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false belief/prediction produces a behavior that makes the original false belief come true

ex) believing you are dumb, which subconsciously makes you perform slower

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