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Module 1 : Introduction to Social Psychology Flashcards

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Study of human thoughts and feelings

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Psychology

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Study of various cultures and societies

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Sociology

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Focus on the individual

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Psychology

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Focus on the Environment

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Sociology

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Sub-field of psychology that studies of how others influence our thoughts, feelings and actions

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Social Psychology

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Bio and Nature

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Psychology

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Social and Nurture

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Sociology

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Various role of an individual (A person being a child, a wife, a mother at the same time)

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Layering (Intersectionality)

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3 levels of social interaction

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  • Interaction between individuals
  • Interaction between Groups
  • Interaction between nations (macro)
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  • ability to see the connection between individual lives and larger social influences.
  • Identity and environment
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Sociological Imagination

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Author of Sociological Imagination

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C. Wright Mills

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2 under Sociological Imagination

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  • Personal Troubles (Biography)
  • Structural Issues (Historical)
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4 under sociological imagination

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  1. understand both life of an individual and the history of a
    society
  2. “translate
    personal troubles into public issues.“
  3. “Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives.“
  4. “The sociological imagination helps us to make sense of the seemingly disconnected events and trends in society.”
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Ability to choose

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Agency

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t or f
Having the ability to choose is freedom

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F - we don’t have a choice but to choose (already determined options)

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shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction.

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Soft Power

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Father of Social Psychology

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Kurt Lewin

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 German-American
psychologist

 Initially developed many of the important ideas of the discipline, including a focus on the dynamic interactions among people

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Kurt Lewin (1890 – 1947)

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father of sociology

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Auguste Comte

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  • Argued for the empirical study of society
  • Analyzed social statics and dynamics
  • Demographic Transition
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Auguste Comte

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Changes in Population

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Demographic Transition

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Introduced Group Dynamics, Action Research(Experiment), and Field Theory(Social Experiment)

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Kurt Lewin

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two major areas for sociology

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 Social statics
 Social dynamics

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study of how social institutions are interrelated, focusing on order, stability, and harmony.

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Social statics

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study of how societies develop and change over time

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Social dynamics

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Proponent with Feminist Perspective
“There is power in wealth”

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Harriet Martineau (1802–
1876)

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 The book analyzed the customs and lifestyles of the 19th century United States.
 Her travels through the United States observing prisons, mental hospitals, factories and family gatherings formed the basis for the book

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Harriet Martineau (1802–
1876)

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 Believed society was similar to a living organism.
 Just as organs of the body make specialized contributions, the various segments of society are interdependent.

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Herbert Spencer (1820–1903)

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Published Theory and Practice of Society in America, in ____

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Harriet Martineau
1837

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  • India’s caste system
  • Social Darwinism - People die because of competition
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  • Herbert Spencer (1820– 1903)
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  • People die because of competition
  • no resources = death
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Social Darwinism

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 Applied Charles Darwin’s notion of “survival of the fittest” to society.

 Lack of success was viewed as an individual failing unrelated to barriers created by society.

 To help the poor and needy was to intervene in a natural evolutionary
process

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Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882)

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Analyzed Industrial Revolution

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Karl Marx

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Karl Marx studied the (3):

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  • Capitalism
  • Class Conflict
  • Alienation
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an economic system in which ownership of the means of production is in private hands

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Capitalism

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Exist between capitalists and proletariat

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Class Conflict

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who own and control the means of production.

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Bourgeoisie (Capitalist)

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make up the mass of workers.

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Proletariat (poor)

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3 Concepts of Emile Durkheim

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  • Social Facts
  • Social Solidarity
  • Division of Labor
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aspects of life external to the individual

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social facts

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cohesion and harmony

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Social solidarity

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interdependence of different tasks and occupations

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Division of labor

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  • Conducted study of suicide and social integration
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Emile Durkheim

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4 types of suicide

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  • egoistic
  • altruistic
  • Anomic
  • Fatalistic
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 Believed individuals were the products of their social environment.
 Society shapes people in every possible way.
 Showed how a personal act, suicide, is patterned by social factors.

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Emil Durkheim (1858–1917)

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2 Forms of social functions according to Robert K. Merton

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Manifest and Latent

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functions are the intended consequences of social processes.

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Manifest functions

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the unintended consequences of social processes.

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Latent functions

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  • Argued for the importance of ideas, ideologies, and charismatic leaders
  • Argued for verstehen or subjective understanding
  • Argued for value free sociology
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Max Weber

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Focuses on small-scale patterns of individuals’ social interaction in specific settings

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Microsociology

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Focuses on large-scale patterns and processes that characterize society as a whole

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Macrosociology

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Why is sociology important? (4)

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It can help us:
- make informed decisions
- understand diversity
- evaluate social and public policies.
- think critically

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purposes and activities to meet different needs that contribute to a society’s stability.

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Functionalism/Functions

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examines the ways in which groups disagree, struggle over power, and compete for scarce resources.

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Conflict Theory

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He predicted that conflict would result from widespread economic inequality.

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Karl Marx

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explain the social, economic, and political position of women in society.

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Feminist Theories

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  • looks at individuals’ everyday behavior and communication through symbols and shared meanings
  • It is a micro-level perspective.
  • Interactionists see society as socially constructed
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Symbolic Interactionism

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How does structure help society work?

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Functionalism

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How are resources distributed?

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Conflict

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How does life reflect gender?

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Feminist

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How do we construct meaning through symbols?

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Interactionism

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Social Psychology is the scientific study of: (3)

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  • Social Thinking
  • Social Influence
  • Social Relations
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Basic Principles of Social Behavior (2)

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  • Goal Oriented
  • Continual Interaction
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 These ______ interact and shape the behaviors, values, and experiences of individuals within a society.
 They provide the framework for how people interact, the roles they fulfill, and the systems that maintain social order and cohesion.

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social institutions

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 Established patterns of behavior and structures that serve specific societal functions.
 Contribute to the stability and organization of a community or society.

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social institutions

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 a fundamental social institution that provides care, support, and socialization for individuals.
 It plays a crucial role in transmitting values, traditions, and cultural norms from one generation to the next

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Family

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 responsible for imparting knowledge, skills, and values to individuals.
 It helps prepare individuals for roles in society and contributes to social mobility

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Schools / Education

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 provide medical services, promote public health, and offer medical research and education.

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Healthcare / Hospitals

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 provide a framework
for spirituality, beliefs, and practices.
 They often serve as centers for community gathering, morality, and cultural
preservation.

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Religion / Church

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 This institution encompasses activities that provide entertainment, promote physical fitness, and offer opportunities for social interaction.

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Sports / Recreation

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 The involves the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
 It includes economic systems, industries, markets, and labor practices

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Economy / Market

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The involves systems of governance, laws, and policies that maintain order, allocate resources, and regulate behavior within a society

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Government / Politics

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