SOCIOLOGY OVERVIEW Flashcards
WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?
The systematic study of society
WHAT IS CLASSED AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTION?
Structures in society such as Family, Education and Religion
DETERMINE VALUES
Values are goals that society says we should aim for
DETERMINE NORMS
Unwritten rules of behaviour in society
WHAT IS SOCIALISATION AND ITS STAGES?
Learning norms and values
Primary socialisation occurs within the family
Secondary socialisation occurs within institutions
DEFINE FUNCTIONALISM AND ITS KEY SOCIOLOGISTS
- Macro Structuralist Consensus Theory
- Institutions work together to maintain social cohesion + order
- Society is similar to a body (ORGANIC THEORY)
Key sociologists: Durkheim/Parsons/Merton
DEFINE MARXISM AND ITS KEY SOCIOLOGISTS
- Macro Structuralist Conflict Theory
- Society is in class conflict
- The Bourgeoise oppress the Proletariat withought their knowledge
Key Sociologists: Marx/Engels/Althusser/Gramsci
DEFINE FEMINISM AND ITS KEY SOCIOLOGISTS
- Macro Structuralist Conflict Theory
- Society is in conflict between men and women
- Through the patriarchy men oppress women and disadvantage them
Key Sociologists: Oakley/Firestone
DEFINE INTERACTIONISM AND ITS KEY SOCIOLOGISTS
- Micro Theory
- Looks at how individuals influence society
- Through Interactions
- Includes Ethnomethodology, Social Action Theory and Symbolic Interactionism
Key Sociologists: Goffman/Cooley/Weber
DEFINE POSTMODERNISM AND ITS KEY SOCIOLOGISTS
- Sees society in a more diverse and less structured way
- People have a choice
Key Sociologists: Lyotard/Baudrillard/Foucault/Giddens
