Unit 2 Flashcards
A group of people within a shared environment, cultural beliefs, and way of living
Society (People)
A group’s shared belief and value system, preserved either through material and non-material ways
Culture (Practices)
A set of activities and actions that are used to hold power in a government
Politics (Power)
It focuses on the ubiquity of social forces
Sociology
A science seeking to uncover principle of behavior that apply to all human communities by looking at cross-cultural differences in social institutions, cultural beliefs and communication styles
Anthropology
The systematic study of government and politics, making use of generalizations and analyses to predict future behavior
Political Science
Man-made ways of doing things that influence, pressure or force people to behave and think in certain ways
Social Forces
a person’s specific economic or political location
Social Map
discerning opportunities where there is none and turning troubles into
public issues
Sociological Imagination
A characteristic feature of the power of ideas to create social realities for members of society
Social fact – social phenomenon – social reality
What are the tripartite powers of society
Omnipotence (All-powerful)
Omniscience (All-knowing)
Omnipresence
(Everywhere)
It is a theoretical perspective which states that society is a system with parts, and each part of the system is assigned with a specific function, relying on interdependence for social order.
Structural Functionalism
It is a theoretical perspective which states that society is an arena, where conflict is the one responsible for change and dynamism that will bring social order.
Conflict Theory
It is a theoretical perspective which states that society is made possible by the meanings made by individuals out of the situations in their course of interacting with others.
Symbolic Interactionism
Anthropology capitalizes on what
- Long-Term residence
- Language competence
- Participant observation
