chapter 4 perspectives Flashcards
perspective
(framework/paradigm) certain way of looking at things
sociological topic
a specific subject matter in sociology
sociological themes
complex concepts, which helps to relate diverse specific topics to each other in a more abstract way
culture
opinions, norms and corresponding behaviour
opininons
cognitive belief(what people think), preferences, attitudes and values ( what people want,like and dislike)
norms
rules of the game in society (informal/fomal/conventions)
social relations
social networks, groups
social networks
a set of actors and the ties between them (connectivity of people_)
groups
social category with which people can affiliate
inequality
social stratification/mobility and resources
social stratification
the unequal distribution of valued goods (goods seen as desirable by people (economic. health)
social mobility
movement of people from one position to another in the stratification system
resources
capital,oppurtunities and power one can use to realize their goal
can use CSI themes as=
outcomes (how can we understand certain patterns of csi) and social conditions (impact of csi on human behaviour)
causal explenation (erklaren)
ecological explenation, variable sociology and critique (black box)
subjective understanding (verstehen)
trying to come up with explanations which are understandable, it is useful to develop theories that consider beliefs, values and behaviour of humans (micro level) critique (positivist perspective
multilevel framework
considers the interplay between individuals and their social environment ( explain framework)
simple aggregation
collective outcomes are sum of their parts
complex aggregation
collective outcomes results from complex interplay between individuals and their social context ( also due social interdependency)
