Soc 112- Module 1 Flashcards
Social Location
sex, age, class, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation
Sociology
looking for and looking at social patterns
Sociological Imagination
c wright mills- society is the focus not just the individual
Social Changes Include
urbanization, industrialization, population increases,
Vertical Mosaic
hierarchical stratification of racial, ethnic and religious groups
Structural Functional
structures of society, explain social forms
Conflict theory
bourgeois (capitalist), proletariat (worker), social hierarchy
Symbolic interaction
maintain social systems
Feminist theory
systematic discrimination against women ( 1,2,3)
Post Modern Theory
diversity of voices, discourse
Macro Sociology
big picture of society and institutions ( structural, conflict, fem, post )
Micro Sociology
focuses on the plans, motivations and actions of small groups ( feminist theory ).
Social Fact
patterned ways of acting, thinking and feeling that exist outside of an individual but social control over people
Anomie
Societal state of confusion and breakdown, lack of connection or contact with society
Manifest Functions
intended and readily organized (spiritual & Emotional )
Latent Functions
unintended and unorganized ( Religion creates a support network )
Latent Dysfunctions
unintended and produce socially negative consequences
4 c’s of Conflict Theory
Conflict- exists in all large society
Class- has existed in every society
Consternation- functions can be contested
Change- society either will of should be changed
Sociology by audience
based on audience, professionalism, critical, policy and public
Professional Soc
research designed to generate highly specific info
Critical Soc
aims to make sure that professional sociologist stay on point
Policy Soc
generates soc data to be used in the development of soc policies, rules or laws.
Public Soc
Make soc accessible to the public through the use of jargon free language
