Exam #1 Flashcards
what is the sociological perspective?
the ability to connect basic aspects to bigger ideas and stuff
what is sociology?
the study of human socitey
what does C. Wright Mills notes about the sociological imagination.
“the individual can understand his own experience and gauge his fate.”
what is a social problem?
something that negatively impacts socitey
what are examples of a social problem
poverty, social deviance
why do social problems persist
inqeuality
what is a theory
an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events
in what ways do theories differ
their perspective
what is macro and micro sociology
macro sociology seeks to understand local context, while micro is generally concerned with social dynamics, across a society
why did sociology emerge?
social changes from the Industrial Revolution and urbanization
who is credited with being the founder of sociology
auguste comte
auguste comte divided the study of society into what categories?
social statics and social dynamics
what was Emile Durkheim interested in?
how society holds together
what are the four types of suicide?
egoistic suicide, altrusitic suicide, anomic suicide and fatalistic suicide
egoistic suicide
results from few ties with others and is motivated by lionleness
altrusitic suicide
occurs when a persons ties to the group are too strong
anomic suicide
occurs under conditions of low regulation. it is characterized by feelings of anomie where rapid changes make previous moral codes seem irrelevant
fatalistic suicide
occurs when people are overregulated. people feel trapped and immobilized
what are social facts
aspects of social life that shape our actions as individuals, such as the economy or influence of religion
what does Karl Marx Focus attention to
capitalism
what is means of production
it is the tools, resources, and organizations by which the society produces and distributes goods and services.
according to Marx, what two major classes are present within capitalism
bourgeoisie and proletariat
what is the proletariat
the working class, the 99%— being exploited
what is the bourgeoisie
the owners of production, the rich— the owner of means of production, the 1%
how does Marx define capitalism
it is the economic system in which the bourgeoisie owns the means of production and the proletariat must sell its labor to the capitalist in order to survive
according to marx, what determines your social class
your relationship to the bourgeoisie or proletariat
what religious ideas did Max Weber study
the protestant ethic and the sprit of capitalism
what is the protestant ethic
the 16th and 17th century protestant belief that a state of grace or salvation is assured if people work diligently and life ascetically
other worldly orientation
directs peoples attention away from this world
inner worldly orientation
directs peoples attention toward this world
According to Weber, what is verstehen
the german word for understanding
what did Weber argue
that the protestant reformation laid the groundwork for capitalism
structural functionalism
that instituisons, norms, traditions all work together to make socitey stable
the Conflict Perspective
a beleif by karl marx that says the different groups have to compete for resources