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Microsociological perspective
Microsociology is one of the main points (or focuses) of sociology, concerning the nature of everyday human social interactions and agency on a small scale: face to face.
Sociological Imagination
A form of self-consciousness that allows us to go beyond our immediate environment
Social Institutions
Any set of persons cooperating together to organize stable patterns of human activity
Examples:
Marriage, government, education, sports, economy, war, etc
Cohort
A group of similar age within a population that share a similar experience
Social Class
Are category of people with similar experiences because of the wealth and income they receive
Research Methods
Survey: ask people to answer questions.
Participant Observations: observes and studies people in there every day setting.
Interviewing: method of data collection in which the researcher asks someone a series of questions
Mixed Methods: combination of quantitative and qualitative methods.
Mala In Se Crimes
Violations of our moral consciousness
Mala Prohibita
Crimes that may or may not be viewed as evil
Types Of Crimes
Violent
Property
Wage
Transnational
Conflict Theory
The powerful exploit the weak by write and use of laws to their advantage
Karl Marx Believes…
Limited resources and uneven distribution causes conflict
Mertons Strain Theory
Most people commit crimes because they cannot succeed within the boundaries society has set for them
What Is A Ritualist
A person who rejects the ends but excepts the means of society
Who Created Labeling Theory
Howard Becker 1963
What Is Labeling Theory
The theory in which people become deviant because of the labels placed on them by authorities and others
How many four-year college students do not graduate with a college degree
Roughly 50%
What percent of students who attend community college drop out
Roughly 66% or two thirds
Average Salary With A Bachelors Degree
$48,000
What Is Ageism
Using someone’s real or perceived age as a basis for discriminatory actions
Interactionalist Theory
Generalizations about every day forms of social interactions used to explain society as a whole
Only microsociological perspective
What Is Disengagement Theory
A theory developed Kansas city study of adult life in 1950s stating elderly people should step aside for the younger generation
What Is Activity Theory
A theory which states that with age comes wisdom. The younger generation should yield to the older generation
Continuity Theory
Normal age depends on internal and external continuity
