Chapter 1-5 : Key Terms

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Chapter 1-5 key terms gone over in class/textbook
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sociological imagination capacity to shift one perspective to another (personal trouble&societal issues) *C. Wright Mills
structural functionalism examines systems as "separate parts" (like human body) *Emilie Durkheim, Talcott Parsons, Robert K. Mearton
social facts well established patterns of behaviour that are independent of individuals that make society BUT influence it / way people act
sociological theory 1. applicability 2. important issue 3. stood the test of time
conflict theory complex societies are made up of groups in conflict, with 1+ group dominating/oppressing the other ~ conflict, class, contestation, change *Karl Marx, Georg Simmel, Lewis A. Croser
symbolic interactionism looks at meaning of daily social interactions *Max Weber, George H. Mead, Herbert Blumer, Erving Hoffman
feminist theory *Mary Wollstonecraft, Hariet Martineau, Dorothy Smith
postmodernism theory concerned with recognizing there are many voices & they shouldn't be "drowned out" by a powerful voice(s)
professional sociology generate specific info to apply to situation ** academic crowd **
critical sociology conscious of sociology, don't loose sight of issues ** academic audience **
policy sociology generate data to be used in dev't of social policy for gov/corps - very political -
public sociology easy/simplified for the masses
povitism methods of natural science studies would work in social science (outsider = key, objective) *August Comte
quantitive research social elements that can be measured or counted ex: surveys & experiments
qualitative research close examination of characteristics that can't be measured or counted ex: ethnography, institutional ethnography, case-study, narratives
ethnography direct observation & extended field research
correlation when two variables are associated more frequently than could be expected by chance
causation change in one variable causes change of another
spurious reasoning sees correlation and falsely assumes causation
simulacra stereotypical cultural images (re)produced through media, etc. *Jean Baudrillad
1. folkways 2. mores 3. taboos 1. norms governing day-to-day matters (ex: etiquette) 2. must not break (ex: laws) 3. norms that are ingrained in us that it's disgusting and wrong (ex: incest)
cultural relatism approach to studying context of an aspect of another culture
1. sociolinguistics 2. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 1. study of language as apart of culture 2. relationship between language & culture (words&meanings are culture specific)
dominant culture culture of "majority" - imposes values, language, beliefs, and saviours on society
subordinate culture feels power of dominant culture and exist in opposition of it
subculture deviates from main stream society BUT doesn't oppose dominant culture ex: Hutterites
counterculture reject selected element of dominant culture ex: hippies
high culture culture of elite, requires specific cultural capital
pop culture culture of majority
mass culture created by those in power for masses (directed towards consumers)
primary socialization earliest socialization child receives
secondary socialization socialization that occurs later in a child's life
determinism degree individual behaviour, attitude & personal characteristics are determined / caused by specific factor
biological determinism greater part of what/who we are determined by our genes nature over nurture
social determinism AKA behaviourism emphasizes power of learning in dev't of behaviour nurture over nature
law of effect 1. do good > rewarded > greater chance you do it again 2. do bad > punished > lesser chance you do it again *Edward Thorndike
Sigmund Frued' 3 parts of mind 1. ID (instinct) 2. Superego (social conscious) 3. Ego (mediates 1 & 2)
4 Main Agents of Socialization family, peer group, education system & mass media
resocialization process of unlearning old ways & learning new ways of different social environment **can be voluntary or involuntary **

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