Social structure and demographics

Question 1

functionalism

Answer 1

focuses on the function and relationships of each component of society

Question 2

conflict theory

Answer 2

focuses on how power differentials are created and how they maintain order

Question 3

symbolic interactionism

Answer 3

the study of how individuals interact through a shared understanding of words, gestures, and other symbols.

Question 4

social constructionism

Answer 4

explores how individuals and groups make decisions to agree upon a given social reality

Question 5

material culture

Answer 5

physical items one associates with a given group (art, clothing, food, buildings)

Question 6

symbolic culture

Answer 6

the ideas associated with a cultural group

Question 7

demographics

Answer 7

a statistical arm of sociology

Question 8

demographic transition

Answer 8

a model used to represent drops in both birth rates and death rates as a result of industrialization.

tracks birth and death rates as a society transitions from pre-industrial to industrial economy, which coincides with an increase in population size.