SET 2 Flashcards
Male dominated society.
Patriarchy
Conflict, Feminism, Functionalist, Marxism, Symbolic Interactionism, Rational Choice, Postmodernism.
7 Theories of Perspective
Class conflict between the working class and the ruling class. Macro perspective. Capitalist societies will eventually lead to a revolution.
Marxist Perspective
Among the different variables, self interest could be the number one variable to explain society. Cannot explain emotions like love.
Rational Choice Perspective
HIstory leads to progress idea is dead. We are run by “New Media”. Pluralistic, diverse and disconnected from the past.
Postmodernist Perspective
- Problem 2. Background 3. Hypothesis 4. Research Method 5. Experiment 6. Interpret 7. Report
Research Process
Study of people first hand, using participant observation, or interviewing. A- Detailed information. D- Small group
Ethnography
Assembling biographical material about individuals.
Live Histories
Comparing various groups in different societies
Comparative Research
Studying past events directly or through written record.
Historical Analysis
Combining many research methods to check and supplement material obtained from the others.
Triangulation
Helps us determine which common sense beliefs are myths and which are reality.
Sociological Research
Influenced by the natural sciences because those sciences served as a model to understand and control the social world.
19th Century Social Philosophers
The main function of going to college is to get an education.
Robert Merton
The expectations one should fulfill to be helpful and contribute to society.
Social Role
The expectations one should fulfill depending on the association of specific profession.
Role Sets
Having two obligations but having to neglect one over the other depending upon the severity of the consequences.
Role Conflict
Mostly found in large, industrial societies.
Secondary Groups
Collection of people that share some characteristics, interact with each other, and have some feelings of unity.
Social Group
Less faith in science to provide answers, increasing power and freedom to individuals, impersonal relations, shallow lives, greater gender equality and more people move away from big cities.
Postindustrial Societies
