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Introduction to Sociology Exam 1 Flashcards

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Sociology

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The systematic collection of information the explanation findings, connections to the bigger picture

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C Wright Mills

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Sociological Imagination

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Sociological imagination

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vivid awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society, trying to see the world in a new view

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Social Structure

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study of the relations among individuals and groups in a society, when these relations are on a predictable enduring pattern

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culture

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lens of values and beliefs through which we view reality

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conflict theory

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unequal distribution of wealth and power in a society

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Karl Marx

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Key thinker of conflict theory

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Durkheim

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key thinker of functionalism

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functionalism

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view society of a set of parts that work together

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Herbert Blumer

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Key thinker of symbolic interactionism

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symbolic interactionism

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the way people interact with one another, and the meanings, definitions, and interpretations that influence these interactions

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Dorothy Smith

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key thinker of Feminism

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Feminism

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women deserve the same rights as men

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The 4 Paradigm

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Feminism, symbolic interactionism, functionalism, conflict theory

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Drake and Cardi B are similar in their access to power, wealth and prestige, As such, Drake and Cardi B are in the same:

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social class

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who wrote that “social facts must be studied as things, as realities external to the individual”

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Emile Durkheim

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A group of people with similar access to power, wealth and prestige are called

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social class

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The concept of the sociological imagination was originated by

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C Wright Mills

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society

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a group of people who occupy a particular territory, feel they make up a unified and distinct entity, and share a standard set of assumptions about reality

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norms

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the rules or expectations of behaviour people consider acceptable in their group or society norms vary from one community to another and change over time

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values

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a shared understanding of what a group or society consider suitable, right, desirable a way of viewing the world and attaching positive or negative sentiments

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constraining power

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the ability of a social institution to control peoples behaviour and increase their obedience to social norms and to limit their life chances and opportunities

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Transformative power

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the ability of a social institution or experience to radically change peoples routine practice

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social institution

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a social structure governed by stable patterns of rules and expectations. social institutions include the family the school the church

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social relationship

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a pattern of continuing contact and communication between two or more people that follows an expected pattern

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status

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the rights, duties and lifestyle that people associate with a particular role in an institution or society

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role

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the way people expect you to act in a social situation

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interaction

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a pattern exchanged of information, judgment, confirmation, or emotions between at least 2 people in a social setting

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negotiation

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an interaction whose goal is to define boundaries or expectations of a relationship

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symbolic violence

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nonphysical violence or harm perpetrated by the powerful against the powerless

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Bias

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refers to the systematic errors in the process of drawing conclusion from our observations that may lead to inaccurate or imprecise knowledge

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social research methods

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the toolset that sociologists draw from in order to learn about, understand and contribute to social life

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reliability

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the extent to which findings can be replicated and are consistent across comparable situations

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validity

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refers to the extent that a concept, or an idea or measure accurately represents the real world

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quantitative methods

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reliance on numerical values obtained through surveys rather than interviews

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qualitative methods

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examines characteristics that cannot simply be reduced by numerical values

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saturation

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point in time when no new insights are gained from additional data analysis

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triangulation

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comparing and contrasting data from various sources

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correlation

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measure of association between 2 variables which can be either negative or positive

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computational social sciences

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the use of approaches such as machine learning to collect and analyze research data with unprecedented breadth, depth and scale

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research design

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the blueprint of the study which includes the study type, research, question, hypothesis etc

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standpoint theory

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theory that individuals view society from different social locations depending on their past experiences and their status position

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census

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a recurring and official count of a particular population

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reactivity

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people under observation changing their usual or typical behaviour because they know they are being observed

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ethnocentrism

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the tendency to use ones own culture as a basis for evaluating other cultures; also the view that ones culture is superior to others

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cultural relativism

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the principle that we should judge a culture and its beliefs and values by that culture itself not another culture

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ideology

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a set of ideas and beliefs that provides the basis for political or economic action

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dominant ideology

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a set of thoughts and beliefs that justifies and perpetuates the ruling class in a given society

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sign

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a gesture, artifact or word that represents something other than itself

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androcentric or sexist impression/language

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any use of word that implies male dominance or exclusivity (and inferiority or invisibility of other genders) (postman, mankind)

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subculture

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a group that shares the cultural elements of the larger society but also has its own distinctive values

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material culture

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the physical and technological aspect of peoples lives all the physical objects that members of a culture create and use

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cultural capital

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body of knowledge and social skills that help people get ahead socially

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social capital

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resource that one gains from being part of a network of social relationships

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vancouver riots

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1994 and 2001

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1994 Vancouver riot

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police and media removed all the police use of violence

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