Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
Norms
societal expectations for how to think, behave or look; what is acceptable and unacceptable
Normative
The default for a norm
Micro level
Individual experiences and personal choices
Macro level
Broader social forces
Sociology
Systematic and methodical study of society
Sociological imagination
Ability to perceive interconnections between individual experiences and larger social forces
Agency
people’s capacity to make choice
Empirical method
Systematic data collection producing verifiable findings
Theory
Set of propositions intended to explain a fact or phenomenon
Manifest function
Intended function of a societal structure
Latent function
Unintended function of a societal structure
Anomie
State of normlessness
Who are the bourgeoisie?
Owners of means of production
Proletariat
owners of their own labour
Patriarchy
Legal and social power vested in males
Discourse
Ways of understanding a subject or social phenomenon
Post-disciplinary
Boundaries between disciplines have blurred
Interdisciplinary
Working together to understand a social phenomenon
Phenomenon
A fact or situation that is observed to exist
Direst observation
Verifiable knowledge
Empirical
Data driven through observation
3 Forms of Theorizing
1.Positivist 2.Interpretive 3.Critical
What is positivist
Explanation and prediction
What is interpretive
Understanding self and others
What is critical theorizing?
Power and emancipation
Emancipation
To remove barriers
Praxis
Word for practicve
Feminist Perspective
Critical, micro and macro
Many types but they believe men and women are equal
Interactionist Perspective
George Herbert Mead (1863-1931)
Interpretive, macro
Communications can be direct or indirect
Conflict Perspective
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Bourgeoisie vs proletariat
Critical, macro
competition over resources
Functionalist perspective
How does it contribute to society?
Positivist, macro
Explains interdependence of societal segments
What is a concept compared to Variable?
Concept: abstract idea in words that must be described
Variable: a categorical property of people or things
Deductive reasoning
Begins with theory or explanation and then tests it
Hypothesis testing, theory driven
Inductive reasoning
Qualitative
Begins with examining data to reach a theory
Theory building and data driven
Goals of Sociological Research
Explore, Describe, Explain, Evaluate, Empower
Replicability
Having the quality to be copied
Reliability
Variable consistently measured
Validity
We measure what we intend to measure (intended concept)