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Sociology Flashcards

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Sociology

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is the study of the interactions among people living together in a society and their actions, beliefs, and behaviours in order to understand the society.

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Structural Functionalism

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to study how social structures function to serve the needs of society

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Conflict Theory

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to study how power forms the basis of the relationships between different groups and creates social conflict

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Feminist Sociology

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to examine conflicts created by gender (gender inequality)

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Symbolic Interactionism

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to study the individualś role and place within the wider society and how people create their world through social interactions

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Schools of Thought sociology

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  1. Structural Functionalism
  2. Conflict Theory (Marxism)
  3. Feminist Sociology
  4. Symbolic Interactionism
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Values

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Shared ideas and standards that are considered acceptable and binding

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Norms

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expectations about how people should behave

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Role

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The expected behaviour of a person in a particular social position

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Macrosociology

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an approach of sociology that analyzes social systems on a large scale

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Microsociology

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the study of small groups and individuals within a society

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Sociologists Study

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  1. Individual behaviour within the context of groups
  2. The behaviour of groups

3, A society as whole

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Sociologists also compare

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and contrast human interactions and behaviours between different societies.

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Sociologists examine a wide range of issues and topics including

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  • Gender roles
  • Family structure
  • Social classes
  • Criminal behaviour
  • Social institutions
  • Ethnicity
  • Sexuality
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Society

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A large group of people who live in the same area and who share a distinctive culture and institutions

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What does society provide

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this group provides protection, stability, security and identity to its members

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Socialization

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The continuing process where an individual learns the appropriate behaviours patterns, skills, and values for his or her social world.

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Socialization 4 Types

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  1. Primary Socialization:
    - The Process of learning the basic skills need to survive in society
  2. Secondary Socialization:
    - The process of learning how to behave appropriately in groups situations
  3. Anticipatory Socialization:
    - The process of learning how to plan the way to behave in new situations
  4. Resocialization:
    - The process by which negative behaviour is transformed into socially acceptable behaviour.
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Abnormal Socialization Types

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  • Child Abuse
  • Feral Children
  • Isolated Children
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Forms of Child Abuse

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  1. Physical abuse
  2. Emotional abuse
  3. Sexual abuse
  4. Neglect
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Bureaucracy

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A large administration that pursues wide a variety of goals

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This socializing agent is where one learns about traditions, symbols, and values. It can be shaped by history and laws.

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Culture

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Emotional Abuse

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May include repeatedly criticizing child or subjecting the child to an unhappy or distubing environment

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Neglect

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The failure to provide physical or emotional necessities of life

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Isolates

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Children raised in near isolation within human households

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The first force to shape an individuals behaviour

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Family

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A hidden curriculum is found in this secondary socializing agent

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School

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Because of this children do not learn normal and healthy behaviours

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Child abuse

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Nuclear Family

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A family that consists of spouses and their children

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Extended Family

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A family system in which several generations live together in one household.

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Blended Family

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A family in which divorced partners with children from a previous union marry

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Same-Sex Family

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A family that consists of two individuals of the same gender, with or without children.

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Feral children

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Children deserted at a young age and raise by animals

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Positivism

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The application of the scientific method to obtain quantifiable data in order to understand society

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Lone-Parent Family

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A family that consists of one parent living with one or more dependent children.

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Genie, Danielle

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Isolate (Isolated Children)

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Oxana Malaya

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“Ukrainian Dog girl”, Feral (Feral Children)

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Ferals

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Children deserted at a young age and raised by animals

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Sexual Abuse

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Occurs when an adult, the sibling or peer touches a child sexually or inappropriately

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Physical Abuse

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Involves assault or inflicting physical harm

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Remember to Practice Schools of thought and relating them to socializing agents

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Agents of Socialization

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people and institutions that shape an individual’s social development

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Social Influence

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The effect of other people on a person’s thoughts and actions

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