Final for Sociolgoly Flashcards
Sociology
Study of social behavior
Sociological Perspective
View that looks at the behavior of groups, not individuals
Sociological Imagination
Ability to see the connection between events in your own life and events in society
Social Structure
How Society is set up
Auguste Comte
Father of Sociology
Herbert Spencer
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism
Survival of the fittest
Karl Marx
Conflict Theory
Max Weber
Verstehen
Assimilation
Blend in society
Instincts
Multiple steps (thinking)
Reflexes
Automatic reaction (not thinking)
Folkways
Rules that cover customary ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, but are not based on morals
Norms
Rules defining appropriate and inappropriate behavior
Mores
Norms based on the great moral significance
Laws
Norms that are formally defined and enforced by official
Sanctions
Positive or negative, reward them or punish them for actions.
Diffusion
Comes from another culture (borrow)
Socialization
Process by which you learn to adapt and live in society
Role conflict
Two or more roles conflicting
Role strain
One role conflicting
Hunting and Gathering Societies
Small
Horticultural Societies
Small farming
Pastoral Societies
Raising animals
Agricultural Societies
Large-scale farming and towns
Industrial Societies
Factories and cities
Postindustrial Societies
U.S (Modern)