Chapter 1-Soc Imangination Flashcards
Sociology
Systematic study of a relationship between the individual and the society and the consequence of difference
Sociological imagination
Recognition of the interdependent relationship between who we are as individuals and the social forces that shape our lives
Sociology as a discipline
Expands awareness and analysis of the human social relationship, culture, and institutions that shape both our lives and human history
Private troubles
Problems that face our intermediate relationships with specific individuals
Public issues
Problems that are consequence of positions we occupy within a social structure
Agency
Freedom to choose and act, may lead to breaking away from society guild-line behaviors
Social inequality
Differing amounts of wealth, power, and prestige held by members of society and reveal its consequence
Social science
Studies social features of humans and how they interact and change
Natural science
Systematic study of physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change
Auguste Comte
(1798-1857) coined the term sociology, theory of positivity, social stability, and social change
Harriet Martineau
(1802-1876) attention to social class distinctions, first book of sociological methods
Émile Durkheim
(1858-1917) understanding behavior within larger social context, religion reinforces group solidarity, social forces shape action, studied suicide, shaped French education
Karl Marx
(1818-1883) significances of power and analysis of control over resources
Max Weber
(1864-1920) has the power is determined by social status, organizational resources, social class, and control of material resources
Macrosociology
Concentrates on large scale phenomena or entire civilization
Microsociology
Stresses the study of small groups and the analysis of everyday experiences and interactions
Erving Goffman
(1922-1982) method that compares everyday life to the setting of the theater and stage and sees people as theatrical performer
W.E.B. Du Bois
(1868-1963) combined emphasis an analysis of everyday lived experiences with commitment to investing power and inequality based on race, cofounder NAACP
Ida Wells Barnett
(1862-1931) feminist, argued that societies can be judged on the principles they claim to believe in match of their actions, prevented racial segregation at Chicago public schools
Jane Addams
(1860-1935) combined intellectual inquiry with social service work and political activism for the purpose of assisting the under privilege, creating more egalitarian society, confounded Hull House
Functionalist perspective
Views society as living organisms in which each part contributes to its survival
Conflict perspective
Distribution of power and the allocation of resources in society
Interactionist perspective
Everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole
Personal sociology
Recognizing the impact their individual position has on who they are and how they think and act, taking responsibility for the impact of their action on others
