Social Structure and Demographics

Question 1

sociology

Answer 1

• a study of society
• create society
• interact
• define normal vs abnormal
• institutionalize
  include:
  macro and micro

Question 2

social structure

Answer 2

a system of ppl within a society organized by characteristic pattern of rlnship

Question 3

Macro sociology

Answer 3

• focuses on large groups
• top-down view
• begins w/ society as a whole
• focuses on large scale social structures
• individual positions within large scale social structure determine individual human behavior

Question 4

Micro sociology

Answer 4

• focuses on smallest building blocks of society
• begins w/ one-on-one interactions
• bottom up view
• human behavior is result of each individual’s interpretation of each social situation

Question 5

Functionalism

Answer 5

• study of structure and function of each part of society
• society as a complex system composed of many individual parts working together to maintain solidarity, order, balance
• views society as living organism
• macro level
• Durkheim

Question 6

Anomie

Answer 6

mismatch b/ wider social standarts and standards ofindivisuals or smaller groups

Question 7

function

Answer 7

benefitial consequences of ppl’s actions

Question 8

dysfunction

Answer 8

harmful consequences of ppl’s actions as they weaken social equilibrium

Question 9

manifest function

Answer 9

intended, orvious functions

Question 10

latent functions

Answer 10

unintended, less recognizable consequences