Sociology Flashcards
What is the definition of a society?
A large group of people who live together in an organised way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done.
What are the 4 main characteristics of a society?
Geographical location and climate.
Common habits and customs.
Regulation and maintenance of order.
Sustain development of natural life.
What things can influence and impact on our health and behaviours?
Socioeconomic factors and health. Environmental factors and health. Demographic changes and health. Lifestyles and health. Inequalities and health.
What are the functions of sociology?
Analyse, Establish, Study, Search, Link
What is Karl Marx’s economic theoretical perspective?
This theory stated that the value of a produced economic good can be measured objectively by the average number of labor-hours required to produce it.
What is Max Weiber’s theoretical perspective?
Emphasised understanding the social world from the viewpoint of the individual.
Claimed that religion is a central force in social change.
What is Emile Durkheim’s theoretical perspective?
Concerned with social order and social integration.
Study of suicide.
What is Herbert Spencer’s theoretical perspective?
Concerned with social order and social change.
Developed the organism theory and applied Darwin’s theories of evolution to societies.
What is Auguste Comte’s theoretical perspective?
Favoured positivism.
Concerned with statics and dynamics.
What is W.E.B Du Bois theoretical perspective?
Concerned with racial equality.
Advocated the use of force to gain equality.
What is the conflict theory?
A framework in which society is viewed as being composed of groups competing for scarce resources.
What is modernism?
Modernism refers to a global movement in society and culture that from the early decades of the twentieth century sought a new alignment with the experience and values of modern industrial life.
What is post-modernism?
Postmodernism tends to refer to a cultural, intellectual, or artistic state lacking a clear central hierarchy or organising principle and embodying extreme complexity, contradiction, ambiguity, diversity, and interconnectedness.
What is functionalism?
The functionalist perspective sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. This approach looks at society through a macro-level orientation and broadly focuses on the social structures that shape society as a whole.
What is feminism?
A collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women.
