First Unit Flashcards
sociology
-systematic study of human society and social interactions
society
-a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations
global interdependence
-a relationship in which the lives of all people are intertwined and one nations problems are a part of a larger global problem
micro level analysis
- focuses on small groups rather than large scale social structures
- looks at social dynamics in an individual’s life
macro level analysis
-examines whole societies, large scale social structures and social systems
why study sociology? (6)
- behavior do you want to gain a better understanding of ourselves and social world
- common sense knowledge guides every day behavior
- most common sense knowledge/emotions are myths
- source is usually media
- sociologists use scientific standards research techniques because they’re accountable to scientific community
- patterns in human behavior
sociological imagination
- the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society
- helps us distinguish between personal troubles in public issues
- help you understand how your own personal troubles relate to the social context in which those experiences happen
high income countries (3)
- highly industrialized, technologically advance, developed
- high standard of living
- Canada
middle income countries (2)
- becoming industrialized, developing
- Mexico
low income countries
- primarily agricultural, underdeveloped
- nations of Africa
race
-groups of people distinguished by physical characteristics
ethnicity
-A groups cultural heritage or identity
class
-the relative location of a person or group within the larger society (money)
sex
-biological differences between males and females
gender
-meanings, believes, and practices associated with sex differences, referred to as masculinity and femininity
social revolutions that influences the origins of sociology
- enlightenment
- industrialization
- urbanization
enlightenment (2)
- an intellectual revolution and help people thought about social change and progress
- views on progress and equal opportunity led to political and economic revolutions
industrialization (4)
- the process by which societies are transform from dependence on agriculture and homemade products to an emphasis on manufacturing
- time of economic, technological and social change (machines, factories)
- new class of “industrialists”
- people left rural communities
urbanization (3)
- the process where an increasing proportion of the population lives in cities rather than rural areas
- people shifted from being producers of goods to consumers
- living and working conditions lead to new social problems such as: poverty, and adequate housing, crowding, unsanitary conditions, pollution, crying, child labor, no job security, hazardous conditions
