Sociology 101 Exam Flashcards
Ethnography
Is a detailed study of life and activities of a group of researchers who may live with a group of people over a period of time
Field research
Study of social life in its natural setting
Goal of sociology
To understand the connections btwn what society makes of us and what we make of ourselves
Social structure
We structure society and society structures us
Social structures are dynamic
Structuration
Constantly being affected by human action
Levels of Analysis: Mircosociology
Study of everyday, face to face interaction.
Symbolic interactionalists study @ this level
Levels of Analysis: Macrosociology
Analysis of large scale social systems and institutions
-Functionalists and Marxists fall under this level.
Auguste Conte
- Gave sociology his name
- Believed in creating a science of the social world
- saw sociology as “the last science”
Emile Durkheim
- studied social facts= any way of acting, whether fixed or not, capable of exerting over the individual an external constraint
- saw society as a body that needed all parts to function
Karl Marx
- looked @ economy to explain social change
- developed materialist conception of history
- focused on capitalism and class system
- capitalists class will fall and new classless society will emerge
Max Weber
- power in ideas and values
- Christianity played a role in development of capitalism
Symbolic Interaction
-all social interaction involves exchange of info via symbols
Ex. Language, non-verbal, conveyed by setting
-key figures: Herbert Blumer and George H. Mead
Functionalism
- derived from Comte and Durkheim
- emphasizes large-scale social institutions and processes
- focuses on understanding role or contribution of something to the workings of society as a whole
Marxism
- derived from Marx
- regards concerns about power, conflict, and ideology
- commonly applied to capitalism and economic systems
Stages of Cognitive Development: Sensorimotor
(Birth to 2 yrs): exploring environment
