Sociology Quiz Flashcards
Social Institutions
Different groups in society thatguide the way society functions or interacts.
What are the different Social Institutions?
Education
Politics
Family
Religion
Economics
Ethnocentrism
our tendency to judge others based on our culture.
Sociological Schools of Thought
Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism and Conflict Theory
Structural Functionalism
a theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.
Symbolic Interactionism
a theory that focuses on how individuals interact. .
Conflict Theory
a sociological perspective that views society as a system of power dynamics and conflict.
Empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
Sympathy
Sympathy is more of a feeling of pity for another, Sympathy is acknowledging someone else’s suffering.
Prejudice
an already thought out evaluation of another person based on their characteristics.
Discrimination
the process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions between people based on the groups or classes
Ethnicity
a grouping of people who identify with each other on shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups.
Sexual Orientation
a person’s preference for sexual relationships.
Diversity
the range of human differences such as race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity..
Stereotypes
characteristics that society automatically gives to groups of people to classify them
