Unit 3 Flashcards
Niche Concept meaning?
Markers of Traditional Boundaries
Bounded to the specific discipline of inquiry
Fugitive Concept meaning?
Possess malleability
Explanatory nature goes beyond the ambit of their nature.
What is society as a concept?
is a termed coined by social scientist to facilitate exploration of the social phenomena we experience
It represents the many aspects of the social representative of the social relationship we have, the social processes we experience, social dynamics we encounter, social realities we have to deal with
An entity whose meaning and interpretation is subject to change
Nature of Society in Interpretative aspect?
Society is an outcome of Interaction
Society exist because people are interacting
Interaction forms the heart of society
Nature of Society in Facticity Aspect?
Possess the power to influence and shape lives of people in it
All powerful entity that possess agents and machinery to run social control (Social Forces and Social Facts)
Every Single action we take is influence by society or emanates from it
Society
is present in the most personal fibers of our individual life
Society
Omniscience Feature of Society?
Creates, collects, stores, retrieve and manipulate human memories
Symbols system, language rules, use of language for communication
Language, symbols, arts, science
Omnipotent Feature of Society?
Possess social agent and control all the influential position in its domain
Machineries and armory of social control
Laws, Norms, Values, Belief System, Religion, Education
Omnipresent Feature of society?
It is present in the four corners of its territory
Agents of socialization are present everywhere even at the very start of one’s life.
Family, Peers, School, Church, Government
3 Perspective in what make society possible?
Structural Perspective
Conflict Perspective
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Focuses on the idea that society is made possible because of cooperation and interdependence
Structural Perspective
Society is viewed as a system with many parts fulfilling different function
Structural Perspective
Structural Perspective focuses on
Focuses on the concept of social order
Health and condition of the society is dependent on 2 things: Function and Interdependence
Structural Perspective
What is Manifest Function
The intended and recognized function of a social system
What is Latent Function?
The unintended and unrecognized function of a social system
What is Conflict perspective?
Views society as an arena and social actors are considered to be gladiators
what is the heart of social conflict?
lack of resources
how did they sociologist see social conflict?
as a breeding ground for relationships and interaction.
how positive is social conflict?
Conflict is seen as positive and advantageous as it brings dynamism and change
what makes society possible in symbolic interactionism?
symbols and meanings
Humans as social being have the capacity to generate meaning from their surroundings
what perspective?
symbolic interactionism
what is the definition of meaning in symbolic interactionism
Meaning is important because it facilitates interaction
What is the concept of rules
Governs the conduct of the members of the society
Respected by members of the society
Serves as arbiter of disagreement among members of the society
Serves as guide in the performance of roles in everyday action
2 types of rule
written and unwritten rule
what is written rule?
Easily Observable and Obeyed by the society.
They are usually reflected on the laws, ordinances, etc.
what is unwritten rule?
These are rules not observable.
They are not necessarily not laws, but we follow them on regular basis
Complex whole which includes knowledge belief, arts, morals, laws, customs and other capabilities acquired by man as member of society (E.B Taylor)
Culture as a concept
Culture as a concept
Something that is valued by society.
A defining aspect of Humanity. Only man is capable of creating culture.
Culture is a way of life. The general customs and beliefs of a particular group of people at a particular time
what makes the study of society incomplete when?
The study of society is incomplete without the proper understanding of culture. Society and culture go together.
_____ is a unique possession of man. Man is born and brought up in a ______.
Culture
is a unique quality of a man
Culture
Aspects of Culture
Superorganic integrated pervasive
Characteristics of Culture
CULTURE IS LEARNED CULTURE IS TRANSMITTED CULTURE IS CONTINOUS AND CUMULATIVE CULTURE IS GRATIFYING AND SATISFYING CULTURE IS SOCIAL CULTURE VARIES FROM SOCIETY TO SOCIETY CULTURE IS SHARED
Functions of Culture
Culture defines Situations
Culture defines attitudes, value, and goals
Culture defines myths, legends and the supernatural
Culture provide behavior pattern
3 Phenomenas relating to culture
Ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, Xenocentrism and xenophobia.
Ethnocentrism definition?
Refers to the tendency of each society to place its own cultural pattern at the center of things
From the word “Ethno” and “Centric”
The tendency to compare cultural practices with tendency to look at one’s culture as superior and other inferior
Cultural relativism definition?
Refers to the idea that all values, norms, and beliefs are dependent on their cultural context.
The central point of cultural relativism is that in a particular cultural setting certain traits work well because it is in the particular setting
Cultural traits and functions are relative
Xenocentrism meaning?
xenophobia meaning?
XENOCENTRISM refers to the preference of one for the foreign
- XENOPHOBIA- refers to the unfounded fear of what is foreign or strange.
