Final Flashcards
Which sociologist talked about manifest and latent function?
Robert Merten
What is manifest function?
a parts intended or anticipated effects on order and stability
What is latent function
unintended or unanticipated effects on order and stability
What is manifest dysfunction
anticipated disruptions to order and stability
What is latent dysfunction?
unintended unanticipated disruption to order and stability
Who said there were various forms of capital (human, economic, social)l?
Pierre Bourdue
non economic goods related in knowledge of language arts
cultural capitol
collective benefit of social networks built on reciprocal trust
social capitol
people using their skills to get something done
human capitol
ability to have wealth/ability to pay for something or have good credit
economic capitol
Of the following sets of theorists, the two identified as being the earliest structural functionalists are:
Auguste Comte and Herbert Spencer
According to Erving Goffman, when you close your bedroom door to achieve some privacy, you are engaging in:
back stage behavior
The degree to which people are tied to their social groups if referred to by Emile Durkheim as:
social integration
_____ was the first person to propose that the scientific method could be applied to the study of social life.
Auguste Comte
According to Max Weber, the Protestant ethic was a central factor in the birth of ____.
capitalism
When people change their behavior about an issue such as divorce, based on a change of that issue and what it means, it is an example of:
symbolic interactionism
According to the Diller text, the surest indicator of cultural insensitivity is:
unawareness of one’s own prejudices
The underlying principle of symbolic interactionism is:
how one’s behavior depends on the way they define themselves and others
All of the following are critical demographic items to guide the need of a cultural client except:
a. number of generations in the US
b. language spoken at home
c. place of birth
d. all are essential
d. all are essential
According to George Herbery Mead, we acquire a sense of self _____
when we learn to take the role of the other
Common implications of dynamics of difference is miscommuncation. What is the cause of cross-cultural miscommunication?
differences in cultural style
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of an issue?
the cause of an issue can be traced to a personal weakness
Tony is five years of age. He loves to dress up as batman and pretend to fight Penguin. According to Mead’s theory, he is in the _____ stage.
play
Bennet defines ethnorelativism as
behavior is viewed in a cultural context
What type of theorist is C.W. Mills?
conflict theorist
What type of theorist is Charles Horton Cooley?
symbolic interactionist
What type of theorist is Erving Goffman?
symbolic interactionist
What type of theorist is W. I. Thomas?
symbolic interactionist
What type of theorist is Auguste Comte?
structural functionalist
What type of theorist is Herbert Spencer?
structural functionalist
What type of theorist is Karl Marx?
conflict
when children imitate those around them
prepatory stage
when children develop skills in communication and role taking occurs
play stage
when children can do several tasks and relationship simultaneiously
game stage
Who said social life is like a stage drama?
Erving Goffman
who said “if people define situations as real, they’re real in their consequences”
W. I. Thomas
Who was the father of sociology?
Auguste Comte
Who is associated with social darwinism?
herbert spencer
who said ppl who have weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
emile durkheim
Who is the father of conflict theory?
Karl Marx
society is an organism made up of interrelated parts that work together in order for society to operate as a whole
structural functional
groups competing over scarce and limited resources
conflict theory
use of symbols, language, and gestures to communicate and establish meaning
symbolic interaction
take on cultural patterns of another group, usually the main stream culture
acculturate
coming together of two distinctive cultures and becoming a unique culture
assimilation
the array of differences among groups of people with definable and unique cultural backgrounds
cultural diversity
the lens through which life is perceived
cultue
made up of distinguishable people whose members share a common culture and see themselves as separate and different from the majority culture
ethnic group
a biologically isolated, inbreeding population with a distinctive genetic heritage
racial group
attributing the same characteristics and circumstances to all members of an ethnic group
cultural myopia
Ethnorelativism
Cultures are understood
within their own context; culturally diverse behavior is not good or bad, only different
Culturally diverse behavior
is understood in terms of comparison to one’s own culture
ethnocentrism
subordination of racial groups who have little power by members of a racial group with more social power
racism
an antipathy, or negative feelings that are held by a person or group about another group
prejudice
_____ includes power differentials
racism
