UCSP REVIEW Flashcards
what are the three faces of social?
social, culture and political realities
actions and interaction
social
practices and traditions
cultural
power relations
political
social sciences also known as what in academia?
disciplines
impinged upon by social forces?
sociology
routinized by cultural practices
anthropology
constantly enmeshed in power relation
political science
study of human beings
anthropology
study of human culture
cultural anthropology
scientific study of society
sociology
the study of politics
political science
scientific study of the human mind and its function
psychology
study of the past
history
it represents a constellation of unseen yet powerful forces influencing the behavior of individuals
social forces
he argued that individuals can still transcend the limitations posed by their respective social locations
wright mills
the person who invented “sociology” in 1842
auguste comte
companion in greek word
socius
logos in latin word
study
he wrote the communist manifesto with friedrich engels in 1847
karl marx
the first french sociologist
emile durkheim
he asserted that religion is very influential in the actions and thoughts of people
max weber
an organized system of social relationship
social institution
foundation of society
family
generally responsible for the production and allocation of resources and services
economy
formal institution designated to preserve and transfer cultural knowledge
education
social institution which states policy and law is enforced
government
organized collection of beliefs intented to explain the the meaning, origin, purpose of life and existence
religion
institution responsible for the circulation of vital information among the members of the society
media
it argues that society is made possible by cooperation and interdependence
structural functionalism
who introduced AGIL?
talcott parsons
A in agil or the capacity of society to interact
adaptation
G in agil or the capability to set goals for the future and make decisions accordingly
goal attainment
I in agil
integration
L in agil
latency
instead of putting importance to social order, this sees society as an arena
conflict theory
who stated that “arises from the unequal distribution of power and authority within society”?
ralf dahrendorf
he argues that the continuing effort of the elite to exert control over lower status groups creates and on going struggle for power and prestige
randall collins
