Module 1 Flashcards
What Do Sociologists Do?
They recognize that our personal
experiences are affected by our social
location (sex, age, class, ethnicity, “race,”
religion, and sexual orientation).
* They investigate and challenge the social
patterns that other people perceive, for
example, that all male nurses are gay
What kind of issues do Sociologists cover?
Social Issues
what does sociology emphasize?
The development, structure, and functioning of human society, in social settings.
sociological
imagination is what?
coined by C. Wright Mills allows us to understand individuals’ circumstances as shaped by social forces
The sociological imagination helps us to
understand the connections between the
political and the personal. In many ways,
these are interlinked
Source: Canadian Dimension
who was the first scholar
to carry out a systematic study of
sociological subjects due to his
experience as a refugee in Spain?
Abd al-Rahman Ibn Khaldun
Who is Max Weber?
German Sociologist, explored how Protestant (work) ethic led to
the development of modern capitalism
Was capitalism found in protestant countries or any other religious group?
NO
first sociology department in North America?
University of Chicago 1892
In Canada, where and when was the first sociology department founded?
1922 by Carl Addington Dawson at McGill
University
Which famous sociologist explored ethnic and social class?
John Porter
what is vertical mosaic?
describes hierarchical
stratification of racial, ethnic, and religious groups due to systemic discrimination
What is Macrosociology?
Focuses on the big picture in society
What is Microsociology
Focuses on plans, motivations of a small group
Structural Functionalism is what?
theory that views society as a complex system of institutions, roles, and norms that work together to maintain stability and solidarity
Who is Émile Durkheim?
One of the founders of sociology.
What is Social Fact?
patterned ways of
acting, thinking, and feeling that exist
outside of any one individual but
exert social control over people.
What are the three characteristics of Social Fact?
- It was developed prior to and separate from you as an individual
- It can be seen as a characteristic of a particular group
- It exerts a constraining or coercing force that pushes individuals into acting in a particular way
3 kinds of functional thinking?
Manifest Functions: intended and readily
recognized
Latent Functions: unintended and
unrecognized
Latent Dysfunctions: unintended and produce socially negative consequences
What is conflict theory?
Is based on the idea that conflict exists in
all large societies due to class division and
is the motor of major socio-historical
change
What are the 4 Cs of conflict theory?
- Conflict: exists in all large societies
- Class: has existed in every society
- Contestation: functions can be
contested by asking “What group
does this function best serve?” - Change: society either will or should
be changed
Who developed conflict theory?
Karl Marx
Symbolic Interactionism?
Individuals and groups create and maintain social systems through interaction
What is total institution?
seeks to regulate, control, and
manipulate its residents
What is Standpoint Theory?
examines how social identity influences knowledge production
