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Sociological Theories Flashcards

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What are the macro sociological theories ?

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Conflict theory, functionalism and social constructionism

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What are the micro sociological theories?

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symbolic interactionalism, social constructionism

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What is social constructionism?

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what is functionalism? Who is founder of theory?

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Define social construct

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What is rational choice and exchange theory ?

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what is feminist theory ?

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Differentiate between micro vs macro sociology

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Differentiate between manifest and latent functions

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What is the looking glass-self?

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Looking glass self- people derive their identity by imagining the judgments of others and internalizing them.

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Define conflict theory? who is founder ?

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Inequality is inevitable, as one person’s gain is another person’s loss; founded by Karl Marx

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what is functionalism ?

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What is symbolic interactionism

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What are the main classical sociological theories and who are the founders ?

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Three classical theories
1. Functionalism (by Durkheim)
2. Conflict theory (by Marx)
3. symbolic interactionism (by Weber)

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Define Hawthorne effect

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Hawthorne effect: when people change their behavior due to effects of being observed

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What is Attrition ?

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Attrition effects: are when participants drop out of a study for several reasons such as lack of interest, a change in status, or scheduling conflicts.

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what is class consciousness ?

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refers to members of an exploited group who are actively aware of themselves as an exploited group, so they will join together to help one another as a community (functionalist concept)

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Define False consciousness?

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when members of an exploited group see themselves as individuals rather than a group.

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what is common consciousness?

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is Durkheim’s term where a society shares values, beliefs, and/or social norms that connect members to one another

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