Class 1

Question 1

What factors determine social mobility?

Answer 1

1. Physical capital 2. Social capital 3. Cultural capital

Question 2

What are the four major sociological theories?

Answer 2

1. Conflict theory 2. Functionalism 3. Symbolic interactionism 4. Social constructionism

Question 3

What is functionalism?

Answer 3

A theory that views society as a complex system composed of many individual parts working together to maintain solidarity and social stability. A macro theory.

Question 4

Who described functionalism?

Answer 4

Emile Durkheim

Question 5

What is dynamic equilibrium?

Answer 5

Developed by Emile Durkheim as part of functionalism….FILL THIS IN!

Question 6

What is the difference between a manifest function and a latent function?

Answer 6

Manifest function is the intended result/objective and the latent function is the unintended outcome.

Question 7

Who developed conflict theory?

Answer 7

Karl Marx and Max Weber

Question 8

What is conflict theory?

Answer 8

A theory that views society as a competition for limited resources; in society individuals and groups compete for social, political, and material resources. A macro theory.

Question 9

Karl Marx asserted what about society? What about Max Weber?

Answer 9

Societies progress through class struggle between the workers and the owners. Ultimately this would lead to the downfall of capitalism. He had a more nuanced approach that the belief in social mobility and many other factors and other CONFLICTS would weigh against the revolution and that society could proceed in conflict for eternity.

Question 10

What is symbolic interactionism?

Answer 10

A theory that analyzes the ___________

Question 11

What is social constructionism?

Answer 11

X

Question 12

What is status?

Answer 12

A socially defined position or role within a society.

Question 13

What is the name for your concept of who you are?

Answer 13

Self-concept This is the major, global description of yourself.

Question 14

What are self-schemas?

Answer 14

Adjectives you would use to describe yourself, generally personality traits. These are the little ideas about yourself, less global and all-encompassing

Question 15

When does learned helplessness tend to occur?

Answer 15

When an individual has low self-efficacy and an external locus of control

Question 16

What is self-efficacy?

Answer 16

Our belief in our abilities, competence, effectiveness, etc.

Question 17

What is a locus of control?

Answer 17

Our belief in whether or not we can influence the events that impact us. Internal locus of control = belief that you have personal control External locus of control = belief that things just happen to you

Question 18

What is social facilitation?

Answer 18

Presence of other people causes an improvement in performance Only works to improve simple or well-ingrained tasks…things that you are good at!

Question 19

What is a deindividuation?

Answer 19

In situations where there is a high degree of arousal and low degree of personal responsibility, we may lose the sense of restraint and individual identity in exchange for identifying with a MOB MENTALITY! Deindividuation typically requires some level of anonymity.

Question 20

What is group polarization?

Answer 20

This occurs when groups tend to intensify the preexisting views of their members—that is, the average view of a member is accentuated. Occurs when you put people together who already agree. Their opinions intensify.

Question 21

What is conformity? Which researcher is famous for doing the experiments?

Answer 21

Conformity occurs when you adjust your behavior or thinking based on the behavior or thinking of others. Solomon Asch did famous conformity experiments using confederates (people who were in on the experiment/actors)