week1

Question 1

Functionalism

Answer 1

the idea that social structures (ie: religion, labor) work together to make a whole society(body analogy)
-Durkheim
he found that mishaps in society were an “illness to be cured”

Question 2

Conflict Theory

Answer 2

Unequal distribution of wealth and power (macrostructures)
Karl Marx

Race conflict theory - W.E.B Dubois

Question 3

Symbolic Interactionism

Answer 3

the way that people interact with each other, the meaning that they give to things, meanings can change.

• micro structures
• max weber

Question 4

Feminist Theory

Answer 4

Focuses on various aspects of the Patriarchy

Question 5

Indigenous/decolonizing theory

Answer 5

Focused on explaining colonization and settlement laws.

Question 6

Culture

Answer 6

Ideals of society shared symbols and definitions that people can bond over

Question 7

Culture Capital

Answer 7

The idea that some people can have a higher knowledge of culture than others. (immigrant example)

Question 8

Values

Answer 8

ideas about what is good and bad. (right and wrong)

Question 9

theory

Answer 9

explanation of aspects of social life that states how and why certain facts are related. (lens to look through)

Question 10

Max Weber

Answer 10

"protestant work ethic"
thought that class conflict was not the only driving force of history

Question 11

W.E.B Dubois

Answer 11

Developed the racial conflict theory.

Question 12

Erving Goffman

Answer 12

Said people present themselves to others in the best possible light. (compared social interaction to a stage)