Sociological Eye Flashcards
Sociology will help you understand what?
Understand how society , organizations, & groups work & also help you interact effectively with people of different genders, race, age, etc
Theories help us make sense of what?
Make sense of social patterns & determine the types of questions to ask
Your sociological imagination depends on what?
Depends on your sociological eye, once your sociological eye is develop your sociological imagination can expand
What is the common myth in U.S.
That we determine our own lives permeates society
First core commitment
Use the sociological eye to observe social patterns
Social Scientist work to ensure what?
That their research is transparent, replicable & that others can confirm or refute their findings
What is the purpose of sociological research?
To learn more about how society works
Generalizations
Statements used to describe groups of people or things in general terms, that tend to have bad reputations among the public
Sociologist use ______ & ________ to form research questions, collect, & analyze data to better understand how society operates
Theories & The scientific research process
Sociological imagination give us the ability to do what?
To recognize the relationship between our own biographic & the society we live in
Who conducted the 1st large scale sociological research in the U.S. to refute racist ideas about African Americans
W.E.D. Du Bois
Individualist Perspective
Whether we succeed or fail depends on our efforts
What are some flaws in the individualistic perspective?
Not everyone is given the same opportunities in life for them to be able to “make it” no matter how hard they work
C. Wright
Developed the concept of the sociological imagination to describe how our individual life relate to social forces
Second Core commitment
Notices patterns of injustice & taking action at challenge those patterns
Sociology
The scientific study of society including how people both shape & are shaped by society
What are the two core commitments W.E.D. Du Bois formed?
- First core commitment
- Second core commitment
Theoretical perspective
Are ways of viewing the world
Sociologist work in what types of settings?
Work in a variety of settings like: colleges & universities, nonprofit organizations, government, etc
Sociological Eye
Enables you to see what other don’t notice & see beneath the surface of situations & discern social patterns like gender patterns, racial patterns, etc
W.E.D. Du Bois
One of the key founders of sociology who was ignored by other white sociologist due to racism
Sociology can benefit democracy how?
By allowing people to know the difference between fake news & real news, good generalizations & bad generalizations or stereotypes
Stereotypes
Predetermined ideas about a particular group of people
Sociology as a social science
A scientific discipline that studies how society works
Stereotypes are what types of generalizations?
Bad generalizations that are not based on social evidence
Sociology see humans as what?
Active people who are affected by society
Our choices are limited by what?
Our environment
Sociological Imagination
The ability to connect what is happening in your own life & the lives of others people to social patterns in society
The roots of Sociology is based on what efforts?
To understand & help control the impact of major societal changes
Good generalizations
Describe rather than judge groups of people & are based on social scientific research
