Termen H4 Flashcards
perspective (framework/paradigm)
certain way of looking at things
sociological topic
a specific subject matter in sociology (crime, ethnicity, globalization, gender, etc.)
sociological themes
CSI: Culture, Social relations, Inequality
culture
sociological theme on opinions, norms and corresponding behavior
opinion
cognitive beliefs, preferences, attitudes and values
norm
rules of the game in society
social relations
sociological theme on social networks and groups
social network
a set of actors and the ties between them
group
social category with which people can affiliate
inequality
sociological theme on social stratification, social mobility and resources
social stratification
unequal distribution of valued goods
social mobility
movement of people from one position to another in the stratification system
resources
capital, opportunities and power one can use to realize one’s goals
ecological explanation
type of explanation in which both the dependent and independent variables are at the collective level (meso/macro)
black box explanation
type of explanation in which Y is explained by X, but the theoretical mechanism linking X to Y is missing
verstehen
type of explanation in which subjective understanding plays a key role
multilevel framework
a framework which considers the interplay between individuals and their social environment
social context effect
influence of social conditions on individual outcomes
individual-level effect
type of propositions which refer to processes at the micro level
aggregation mechanism
proposition which relates the individual level to collective outcomes
simple aggregation
idea that collective outcomes are no more than the sum of their parts
social interdependency
situations in which actions of individuals affect those of yet other individuals
complex aggregation
idea that collective outcomes result from complex interplay between individuals and their social context
social dynamics
ecological relationships and collective changes
