Chap 1 Flashcards
Social Imagination
society not individual as primary focus
first person to study soc subjects
IBN KHALDUN was the first scholar to carry out systematic study of sociological subject
what was ibn khaldun’s book
an intro to history
when and why did soc emerge in france germany and britain
19th century as a response to industrialization, urbanization and population increases
what ethnicity was max webber
german
what did max webber explore
values in early protestantism led to modern capitalism
what do latin american scholars argue against max webber
capitalism is rooted in colonialism and exploitation
when did soc spread to america
europe based soc in 19-20 century
who did soc fail to respresent and why
indig ppl bc it was europe based
who founded canada soc
carl addington dawson in 1922 at mcgill
vertical mosaic
john porter
describes hierarchial stratification of racial, ethnic and relig groups due to discrimination
soc as a discipline
did not develop uniformly
whats the different bw common sense and social science
common-everday info gathered
science-thorough research
diff bw common sense and research
common sense is subjective research is objective
how is soc knowledge different from common sense observation
soc is a systematic study of beliefs w evidence and determines whether detail is fact or fiction common sense is based on limited experience
robert park
ethnic minority groups
ernest burgess
social disorganization, not hereditary, cause of ‘slum life’
everett c hughes
interpretive insitutional ecology
george herbert meads
human self arises in process of social interaction
edwib sutherland
differential association- offending is learned by environment
jane addams
social settlement movement-live as neighbours in oppressed comunities to better understand
harold innis
sociological tradition at u toronto
sameuls clark
sociological historian
john porter
social class and ethnicity relation
vertical mosiac
anglo top, french then marginalized
annie marie maclean
first can woman to get phd in soc (chic)
aileen ross
first woman hired at uni as soc
helen abell
founder of rural soc in can
structural functionalism
emile durk, robert mert, talcott pars
organic analogy for society
explains social forms and contributions to social cohesion during conflict over social change
durkheim
coined term social fact-ways of thinking that exist outside of the individual but exert social control over people(focus on macro)
three characteristics of social fact
develope before you
seen as a characteristic of a group
coercing individuals into acting a particular way
anomie
term for societal state of breakdown-lack of connection with society
three types of functions by robert k merton
manifest
latent
latent dysfunctions
manifest function
intended and readily organized (religion fulfulls)
latent functions
unintended and unrecognized (religion creates support)
latent dysfunctions
unintended and produce socially negative consequences (religious ppl judge outsiders)
conflict theory
conflict exists in all large societies due to class division and is the motor of major socio-historic change
four c’s of conflict theory
conflict class contestation change
conflict
exists in large societies
class
exists in every society
contestation
functions can be contested by asking ‘what group does this serve’
change
society either will or should be changed
karl marx and conflict theory
conflict between capitalists and worker that would produce egalitarian society
society is in state of perpetual conflict bc of limited resources
herbert blumer
symbolic interaction- maintain systems through interactions
symbolic interactionism
looks at meaning (symbolic) of daily social interactions of individuals
focuses on individuals rather than larger social interactions
erving goffman
can soc
total institution which seek to regulate control and manipulate its residents
feminist theory
rooted in conflict theory and address systematic discrimination against woman
mary wollstonecraft
western europes first feminist analysts
harriet martineau
first soc to systematically examine woman’s role in society
dorothy smith
standpoint theory- challenges objective analysis and knowledge is gained from lived experience
first wave of fem
campaign for civil and political rights
second wave of fem
focus on public and private rights
third wave
inclusion of lbgti and racialized individuals
fourth wave of fem
empowerment of woman, gender equality
fifth wave of fem
no clear definition yet
post modern theory
diversify voices, especially ones that are drowned out by dominant groups
michel foucault
discourses, totalitarian, totalitarian discourses
discourse
distinct ways of speaking about elements of reality
totalitarian
set of beliefs that dominates all others
totalitarian discourse
any universal claim about how knowledge is achieved
soc by audience
professional
critical
policy
piblic
professional soc
generates highly specific info to apply it to particular problem or intellectual question
highly technical for academia
critical soc
conscience of professional soc
so professionals do not lose sight of goals
policy soc
generates soc data to be used in social policies, laws, rules or plans
ed, health and social welfare
gov and corp audience
public soc
make findings known to public
