chapter 1 Flashcards
What is Sociology?
The systematic study of human society.
What is marginality?
Living on the outside of society, feeling isolated, like an outsider.
Why is global prospective important?
What happens around the world effects the U.S. with international trading and technology.
What is the theoretical approach?
image of society that guides our thinking and research; how and why facts are related.
What is the structural functional approach?
theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together; in stable and orderly patterns of behavior.
What is Robert Merton known for?
He expanded understanding in social functions.
What is Lenore Weitzman known for?
Her study on effects of divorce.
Who coined the term sociology?
Auguste Comte in 1838
What is Herbert Spencer known for?
comparing sociology to the workings of the human body.
What is the social function “manifest functions”?
Recognized and intended consequence of any social pattern.
What is the social function “latent functions”?
Unrecognized and unintended consequence of any social pattern.
What is Social Conflict Approach?
Points of patterns of inequality that generates conflict and change.
What is “Double Consciousness”?
Reflecting their status as citizens who are never able to escape identification by their skin color.
What is Macro level behavior pattern?
A Broad focus of behavior patterns that shape society as a whole.
What is Micro Level behavior pattern?
individual close up behavior focus of interactions between a specific group of people.