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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Who coined the term sociology?

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Auguste Comte 1838

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2
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What is sociology?

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The study of human behaviour in a social context

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3
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What is the Scientific Revolution (1550)?

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Suggested it was possible to have a science of society

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What is the Democratic Revolution(1750)?

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Belief that people had the power to change/improve society

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What is the Industrial Revolution (1780)?

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Created a wide range of new social problems that demanded solutions

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6
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What is positivism?

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Relies on scientific evidence like experiments and statistics

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7
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Emile Durkheim

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Founding Father of Functionalism

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8
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Max Weber

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Founding Father of Symbolic Interactionism

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9
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Karl Marx

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Founding Father of Conflict Theory

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What are theories?

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Explanations that state how/why facts are related

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11
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What is research?

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Observing reality to assess the validity of a theory

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12
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What are values?

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Ideas of what is good/bad and right/wrong

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13
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Microstructures

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Smallest levels of interaction (face to face) between individuals

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14
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Macrostructures

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Large-scale interactions within a social system or population

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15
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Global Stuctures

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Highest level of interaction that is distributed worldwide

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What is Functionalism?

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All aspects of society serve a purpose / are necessary for survival

17
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Manifest Functions

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Clear/intended effects of social structures

18
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Latent Functions

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Unintended effects of social structures

19
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Symbolic Interactionism

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Society is created/maintained through repeated meaningful interactions among individuals

20
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What is Social Contrustionism?

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Social identities are formed from norms/beliefs instead of naturally

21
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Queer Theory…

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Denies the very existence of stable identities

22
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Conflict Theory

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Emphasizes competition between groups to show patterns of inequality in society

23
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What is class conflict?

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The struggle between classes to resist and overcome the opposition of other classes

24
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Who came up with Cultural Hegemony?

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Antonio Gramsci

25
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What is Cultural Hegemony?

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The control of culture by a dominant class / values are universally accepted as common sense

26
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Who is the mother of sociology?

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Harriet Martineau

27
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What is Feminist Theory?

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Highlights social issues that are experienced by women

28
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Examples of Feminist Theory:

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Economic inequality, stereotypes, gender roles

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