Sociology-Chapter 1-2.1 Test Study Guide Flashcards

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What are the 7 social sciences?

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  • History
  • Anthropology
  • Psychology
  • Political science
  • Geography
  • Economics
  • Sociology
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history

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study of the past

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Anthropology

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study of culture

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Psychology

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study of individual thoughts and emotions

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Political science

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study of politics and government

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Geography

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study of Earth, its resources, and how we use them

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Economics

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study of money and its resources

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sociology

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study of group behavior and interaction

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point of view

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sociological perspective

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use of knowledge or reason in a situation

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Rationalization

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patterned interaction of people in social relationships

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Social Structure

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ability of individuals to see the relationship b/w events in personal lives and in society

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sociological imagination

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intended and recognized consequences of an aspect of society

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manifest function

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unintended and unrecognizable consequences of an aspect of society

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latent function

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negative consequence of an aspect of society

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dysfunction

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scientific observation to study behavior/society

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positivism

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social stability

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social statics

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social change

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social dynamics

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the ability of one party to get other parties to do its will

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power

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something that represents something else with an agreed upon meaning

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symbol

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owning the means for producing wealth in industrial society

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bourgeoisie

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the people who own the means for producing wealth in industrial society

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Capitalists

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Understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others

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Verstehen

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the approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical performances

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Dramaturgy

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working class, paid enough to survive

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proletariat

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social dependency based on a widespread consensus of values and beliefs, enforced conformity, and dependency on tradition and family

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mechanical solidarity

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social interdependency based on a high degree of specialization in roles

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organic solidarity

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a sample population is asked a series of questions to respond to

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survey

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pre collected data in which someone else has already gathered

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secondary ananlysis

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used in a lab setting, not typically used in social research

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experiment

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in depth exam of a single group, problem/community

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case study

32
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Discuss 2 early European theorists

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Auguste Comte (French)

  • wrote “Positive Philosophy”
  • Believed in scientific observation to study behavior/society

Harriet Martineau (English)

  • Feminist
  • Believed sociology was a science
  • Translated Comte to English
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Discuss 2 early American theorists

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Jane Addams

  • believed problems were caused by imbalance of power among classes
  • worked on social problems
  • co opened “Hull House”

Booker T. Washington

  • founded Tuskegee Institute
  • Believed African Americans should accept segregation in return for economic gain
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Explain what events were credited for starting the study of society and why

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French and industrial revolutions caused people to move from farms to factories

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What is theoretical perspective

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set of assumptions about an area of study

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How many parts are there to theoretical perspective?

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3

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What are the 3 parts of theoretical perspective

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  • Functionalism
  • Conflict perspective
  • Symbolic interactionism
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Functionalism

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emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society

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conflict perspective

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emphasizes the role of conflict, competition, and constrain within a society

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Symbolic interactionism

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approach that focuses on interactions among people based on mutually understood symbols