Chapter 1

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Sociology

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Scientific study of human relations of groups
and studies

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Purpose of sociology

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To understand and generate new knowledge about human behavior, social relations ,and social institutions on a large scales

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Social embeddedness theories

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Theories teach us that people guide their choices based on past interactions with people and are more likely to only deal with those people they have found trustworthy during those past interactions

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regular emotion

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form of behavior to find an intimate partner

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sociological imagination

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ability to grasp the relationship between lives and the larger forces that shape them

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sociologists use

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research methods

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first universities to cover sociology

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university of kansas, 1889, university of chicago 1892, atlanta university 1897

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important apsects of critical thinking

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recognize poor arguments, reject unsupported statements, question our assumptions

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agency

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free will; the ability for agency and groups to exercise free will and to make social change whether on a small or larger scale

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structure

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patterned social arrangements that have an effect on agency

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science revolution

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the rise of modern, natural, and physical beginning in EU. in the 16th century

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what did the science revolution offer

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a more advanced understanding of the physical world and contributed to the belief that science could also be applied to human affairs

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auguste come

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sociologist from the scientific revolution and coined the term sociology

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the enlightenment

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belief that sociological understanding would create a more egalitarian, peaceful society in which individuals would be free to realize their full potential

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harriet marineu

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social justice and feminsim

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Karl Marx

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german economist and sociologist during the industrial revolution. helped inspire communist revolutions

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marx believed

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that society is divided by economic class with the capitalist class owning the means of production, prospering at the expense of the working class, wage workers

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bourgeoisie

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those who own the means of production

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haves

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bourgeoisie

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Proletariat

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working class, wage workers

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haves not

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proletariat

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class conflict

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Competition between social classes over the distribution of wealth, power, and other valued sources in society

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valued resources

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• can change over time
• when the value goes up it becomes more difficult to access it
• the haves want keep the haves not in their working position
• if there is value it is a resource

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Marx believed social change would be

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revolutionary not evolutionary

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max weber

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german sociologist known for study bureucracy

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bureucracy

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formal organization, characterized by written rules, hierarchical authority, and a paid staff intended to promote organizational efficiency

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adequate explanation of the world according to weber

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begins with the individual and takes into account the meaning of what people say and do

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verstehen

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interpretive understanding

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interpretive understanding

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you are relating to another culture as a outside observer on your own terms

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formal rationality

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a context in which people pursuit of goals is increasingly shaped by rules, regulations, and larger social structures

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robert ezra parks

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pioneered the study of urban sociology and race relations. he studied social ills and practiced the Chicago School of Thought

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social illls

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poverty, crime, etc.

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WEB DuBois

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known for the term “double consciousness”

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double consciousness

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as you exist you recognize that society views your differently from how you view yourself. inescapable, fundamental awareness of yourself as American and black. as

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charlotte perkins

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family sex roles from a feminst pov. wrote the yellow wallpaper

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robert merton

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american sociologist and middle range theorist. known for his theories behind deviance

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c. wright mills

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defined the term sociological imagination and power elite

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power elite

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small group of wealthy businessmen, military leaders, and politicians. nothing is done without this trifecta

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mary wallstonecraft

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wrote a vindication on the rights of women 1792, argued that scientific progress would not occur unless women were allowed to become mens equals by means of universal education

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aline valette

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created the terms socialism and sexism in 1893

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jane addams

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wrote 11 books, won hundred of awards, noble peace prize in 1932, never recieved a degree from the univerisity of chicago because she was a woman

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sociological theories

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logical, rigorous, frameworks for the interpretation of social life that make particular assumptions and ask particular questions about the social world.

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empirical data

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knowledged gathered by researchers through scientific methods to support analytical conclusions

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macrolevel paradigms

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theories concerned with large scale patterns and institution

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microlevel paradigms

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theories connected with social relations and interactions in specific individual situations

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biggest foundations of conflict

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functionalism, conflict, interactionism

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