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Sociology 101 flashcards
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social component

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using sociological imagination, application to life, understand the importance of structure

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when trying to explain the social world

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understand the importance of moving beyond the individual

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meaning of “social”

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social architecture (structure), culture, groups, organizations

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macro level and

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micro level are interconnected

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human behaviors are impacted by

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societal structures

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developing a sociological imagination that sees beyond

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the obvious- which is sometimes wrong

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people don’t join cults because of

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theology/idealogy

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conversion to cults was connected to

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network ties

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conversion linked with

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conformity and friendships

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sociology is not

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just a collection of opinions

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sociologists systematically

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collect and analyze data

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sociology operates like other sciences

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but makes allowance that our subjects are people groups

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theory construction

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wonder, conceptualize, theorize

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theory testing

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operationalize, hypothesize, observe, analyze, assess

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complex and critical thinking

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the ability to not just accept beliefs or ideas just because they were raised to think a certain way

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working class parents

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wanted children to conform to expectations of others

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middle class parents

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wanted children to be self expressive and independent

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relating social stratification

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and social structures

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connect how opportunities are

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enhanced or constrained by previous life experience (family, neighborhood, race, gender, social class)

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inequality is about

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power

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prejudice will decrease if two groups

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of equal status have contact

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prejudice will remain high if it

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occurs under conditions of inequality

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contact between groups overcomes prejudice

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only when people meet on equal terms to cooperate in pursuing common goals

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sense of sociology as a field

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know the basics for future study

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important sociologists

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marx, weber, durkheim

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foundational theories

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conflict theory, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism

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marx

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critique of capitalism and concept of class

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weber

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bureaucracy, protestant ethic

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durkheim

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study of suicide, sociology as a science

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who was the first sociologist

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durkheim, science of social structure

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conflict theory

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explains social structures in terms of conflict between classes and status groups

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structural funcitonalism

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explains social structures in terms of their functions in society and their impact on other parts of the system

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symbolic interactionism

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focus on how people act and how humans act according to meaning they give to things and to situations

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functionalist theory on immigration

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focus on how illegal immigrants preform a function for society by providing businesses with cheap, manual labor

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conflict theory on immigration

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focus on inequality between the elite businesses and illegal laborers and the resulting exploitation

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interactionist theory on immigration

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focus on how workers are treated, their social networks, their assimilation into society

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what we take for granted as “natural”

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is often socially constructed

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social construction of race

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process by which people come to define a group as a race based in part on physical characteristics but also on historical, cultural, and economic factors

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hypo descent

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children whose parents are from different groups are automatically put into minority group

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sociology vs psychology

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psychology focuses on internal, individual; sociology focuses on what goes on between people and groups

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sociology vs economics

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economics is focused on commercial exchange; sociology examines other exchanges

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sociology vs anthropology

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anthro studies primarily preindustrial, early human groups; socio studies post industrial societies. Both study culture

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sociology vs criminology

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criminology specializes in illegal behavior; socio looks at all human behavior

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sociology vs political science

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PS looks at political activity; socio looks at all organizations

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to apply sociology to every day life

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watch news and apply sociology

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importance of social institutions

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family, economics, politics, etc

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social facts are

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real things and affect human behavior

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aspects of the natural systems approach

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goal displacement, goal conflict, informal relationships

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functional specialization

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specialize into divisions and specialize tasks

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clear lines of

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hierarchy and authority

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decisions based on

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rational rules, aimed at effectively achieving goals

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activities conducted in

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writing, record keeping

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appointment of managers based on

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merit

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expert training of

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managers

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goal displacement

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when an organizations survival is threatened, stated goals may be replaced

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goal conflict

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the members of an organization may not ascribe to the same goals

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informal relations

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persons may be able to utilize an informal network to circumvent the chain of demand

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