Sociology Flashcards
Conflict theory
- How society defines sources of inequality and conflict
- Examples include: Race conflict and gender conflict
Structural functionalism
Sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
Symbolic interactionism
Focuses on the relationships among individuals within a society
Nature
Determined by genetics like eye colour
Nurture
Determined by environmental/societal factors like language and having a regional accent learned after birth
Genie video
- lived in almost complete isolation
- Found at 13 years old
- Couldn’t speak or walk
- Still used diapers
- Was the size of a 6 year old
- Never was able to integrate into society
- Is the property of the state
Twins experiment video
- Twins were separated at birth and experimented on when no consent was given
- Deprived of the closest human relationship - psychological damage
- Suffering was for nothing because paper was never published
Pink stupid girls song
The message of the song is:
- Girls are expected by society to look and act a certain way
- Women are overly sexualized
According to PINK…
- Girls should strive to be different and not do everything for male attention
- Have AMBITION
Socialization
The Social process through which we develop our personalities and human potential and learn about our society and culture
What do socializing agents do?
They shape you as a person
Socializing agents examples
- Family - most important because we depend on our parents when we are babies
- Schools - teach life skills, interactions with teachers and other students
- Peers - challenge parental views
- Mass media - books, movies, news
How does personality develop?
- nature/nurture is an influence
- cultural attitudes
- the way you are treated as a baby
- the personality of those around you
