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Unit 1 : An invitation to the world of sociology Flashcards

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C. Wright Mills

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Described sociological imagination

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Sociology

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The scientific study of social behavior and human groups

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Sociological imagination

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A creative way to examine the relationships between individuals and society

In order to understand, you must approach your society as if you were an outsider

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Science

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A body of knowledge that is collected through observation and study

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Natural sciences

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Study the earth’s physical features

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Social sciences

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Study human society

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Founding fathers of sociology

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Emile Durkheim

Max Weber

Karl Marx

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Emile Durkheim

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French

Traditional societies had mechanical solidarity

Modern society is characterized by organic solidarity

Individualism produces anomie

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Mechanical solidarity

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They were held together because everyone was more or less the same, with common values and beliefs

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Organic solidarity

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A system where individuals are tied together because of their dependence on one another

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Individualism

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Modern society made people more isolated from each other and more concerned about their own problems

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Anomie

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The breakdown in the social control that a society has over individuals

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Max Weber

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German

Individuals should employ Verstehen (understanding or insight) when they study society

Used an ideal type to describe bureaucracies

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Bureaucracy

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The structure and regulations of an organization or government

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Ideal type

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An exaggeration of the common elements of something

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Karl Marx

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The economic system helped shape all other parts of society

Capitalism was the cause of problems like poverty and crime

Alienation

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Capitalism

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An economic structure that aims for profit and free trade

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Alienation

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Occurs when a laborer earns a wage, but the object he makes belongs to someone else

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Jane Addams

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Formed the Hull House (a famous Chicago organization that sought to help the poor

Combined scientific study with social work and political activism

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Applied sociology

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The use of sociology for practical applications

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Macrosociology

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Examines large-scale events, structures, or entire societies and cultures

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Microsociology

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Examines small groups within the larger society and the everyday interactions that individuals have with one another

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Sociological theory

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A set of ideas or statements that tries to explain behavior, events, and problems

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Sociological perspectives

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Similar theoretical approaches that are grouped together

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The functionalist perspective

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See you society is being like an organism

Society needs to have all parts operating in coordinating together. Changes in one part will create changes and other parts

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Talcott Parsons

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Helped to develop the functionalist theory

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Manifest functions

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The stated, intended functions or consequences of an institution

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Latent functions

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The unintended, hidden, or unconscious functions that may result from a particular structure or institution

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Dysfunctions

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Aspects of society that disrupt the social system and order

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The conflict perspective

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Argues that society is made up of groups with competing interests

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Social stratification

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The hierarchical division of society into various levels based on factors like wealth and power

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The interactionist perspective

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Examines everyday social interactions in order to generalize to the larger society

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George Herbert Mead

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Argued that the self is constructed through the interactions that a person has with the world around him

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