Sociology Unit 2 Test Flashcards
What are the four elements of deviant behavior?
- Social norm violated
- Violator
- Audience
- Negative Sanction
What is altruistic suicide?
Suicide taking place in a high social setting, extreme DEVOTION to others and the group.
What is egoistic suicide?
Suicide of a person with weak social ties and low solidarity. (eg, depressed people with no future)
What is anomic suicide?
Suicide of a person with low social solidarity, who have faced recent unexpected change. NORMS are poorly defined. (eg, people who face great adversity)
What is Emile Durkheim known for?
His theories of suicide
What did Emile Durkheim believe about the cause of suicide?
It is the result of underlying social factors
Can one predict suicide? Why or why not?
Suicide can be predicted. Isolation, giving away possessions, and drastic change in physical appearance can all be indicators of suicide.
What is Durkheim’s theory of suicide?
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
What is functionalist theory?
Human behavior is governed by having a stable social structure, and restoring equilibrium to social problems will resolve most of them.
What is social solidarity?
- Sharing values and beliefs
- The Intensity & Frequency of the interactions
What type of social evolution did Herbert Spencer believe in?
Barbaric to civilized
What are the differences between conflict theory and class conflict?
Conflict theory- Marx
Class conflict- Weber
Who are the proletarians and the bourgeoisie?
Proletarians = workers
bourgeoisie= capitalists
What did Harriet Martineau believe in abolishing?
- Slavery
- Gender (inequality)
- Child labor
Who were the founders of the NAACP?
- William English Walling
- Mary White Ovington
- Dr. Henry Moskowitz
