p/s uIdris review Flashcards
structural functionalism suggests that all aspects of society work together to..
maintain societal balance
what kind of interactions are not part of structural functionalism
small level interactions b/w individuals
nonverbal communication is least part of which sociological perspective
structural functionalism
explain normative organizations
membership is based on shared goals and/or values
utilitarian organizations are based on
membership driven by compensation
coercive organizations’ membership is
NOT freely chosen and/or maintained
examples of normative organizations
church congegrations
sororities
self-serving bias states that
failure –> due to external causes
success –> due to internal causes
to preserve self-esteem
self-serving bias is a common type of
attributional bias in which a person creates success to INTERNAL factors and failures on EXTERNAL factors
what does it mean to “operationalize a variable”
this means that a variable is not directly measurable (e.g. fatigue, depression) and is defined by the way it can be measured for testing purposes
self-fulfilling prophecy is a
belief or prediction that may or may not be true that influences a person’s behavior that believes it –> belief comes true
most motivation theories focus on
internally motivating factors, physiological drives, fear/threat of negative consequences
incentive theory of motivation suggests that
organisms are motivated to act in order to obtain external rewards
why does incentive theory explain why a person would continue smoking even w/ the dire health consequences?
pleasure of smoking and instant gratification overrides prospect of good health
rational choice theory explains that
people are rational decision makers who look to max gain and minimize loss
