FL 2 P/S Flashcards
conflict theorist
Conflict theory is a way of studying society by focusing on inequality between different groups and sees social life as a competition and focuses on the distribution of resources and power between these groups.
dependency ratio
number of economically dependent members of the population to the number of economically productive members
The economically dependent are those considered too young or too old to work, whereas the economically productive are the working-age population (approximately between the ages of 18 and 65).
linguistic relativity hypothesis
understand world through language we speak
source monitoring error
type of memory error where the source of a memory is incorrectly attributed to some specific recollected experience.
The patient is selectively forgetting distracting elements of his/her life, which indicates a ______
dissociative disorder
agonist means
enhances effect
agonist means
enhances effect
discrimination implies
differential treatment
left cerebral hemisphere linked with ____ cognitive function
vocab skills left
music, emotion, etc. right
cognitive behavioural therapy
first addresses maladaptive behaviors through behavior therapy to systematically modify a person’s behavior
structural functionalist
latent, or unintended, function
The sociological paradigm of functionalism makes a distinction between manifest, or intended, and latent, or unintended, functions of social activities. From the functionalist perspective, almost all social actions have both manifest functions and latent functions, both of which are connected to overall social stability.