Sociology Midterm

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3 Main People Marx Durkheim Weber
Sociology behavioral science
Sociological Perspective cause of behavior in society -> how society influences behavior (ex crime = social problem) have to take in external factors
Traditional Societies bonds, religion, tradition
Modern Society more problems - weaker bonds, crime, drug addiction, fam problems, suicide
Culture society's values and beliefs ~communicated symbolically
Inductive Fallacy making broad conclusions based on little knowledge
Karl Marx critic of capitalism theory of Alienation
Alienation ~Marx ~individuals in society feel disconnected bc work gave people meaning in life ~industrial rev lessened jobs -> people feel alienated ~traditional societies less likely to experience alienation
Class Conflict fault line between capitalists and workers - new set of mechanisms that can be used to exploit
Durkheim developed sociology Anomie
Anomie "norm-less-ness" cannot have society without norms - norms in society become weakened - human beings require meaning, structure, and purpose - is society lacks this, humans feel misplaced
Collective Consciousness results when everyone has similar experiences, things don't vary much (trad), you will never doubt your place in society (no concept of the individual)
Solidarity vs Collective Consciousness In mod societies, people are more likely to experience anomie due to solidarity In trad societies, everyone has similar experiences and thus feel more connected, less anomie
The Enlightenment faith vs reason ~people don't have uniform experiences -> anomie -> uniformity is gone -> behavior much less predictable
Weber adds more sociological foundation to Marx's ideas alienation
Alienation (Weber's addition) bc of the bureaucracy, humans go from being unique subjects to objects (dehumanized)
Bureaucracy a way something is organized to maximize efficiency - who you are as an individual is irrelevant
Socialization concepts of the self, identity you are who society says you are
Symbolic Interaction behaving based on how one believes others perceive them
Looking Glass Self a person's self grows out of society's interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others
Taking the Role of the Other looking at your past self through the POV of the people you were interacting with
Agents of Socialization family, peers, school, media
Deviance a violation of a cultural norm society's reaction to the behavior, not the behavior itself
Sanctions society's reaction two types: informal and formal
Informal Sanction informally letting you know your action is deviant - people getting mad, rolling their eyes enough to keep people in check
Formal Sanction usually involves crime gov/state gets involved can go to jail
Crime a threat to public safety two types: property crime and crime against persons
Root Causes of Crime Shows connection between what happens in society and crime (Strain Theory, Control Theory, Differential Association, Labeling Theory)
Deterrence deter people from making crime by threatening severe punishment (not very effective)
Strain Theory society must provide opportunites to achieve goals in order to be respected. when there are no opps -> strain = higher chance of people will give in to innovations such as crime
Anomie + Strain Theory higher strain = higher anomie = higher likelihood of innovation
Control Theory social integration - if a person is socially integrated, they are less likely to commit crime
External Controls (Control Theory) outside prevention of not committing crime - not wanting to get caught
Internal Controls (Control Theory) moral reason for not committing crime, not wanting to cause harm (if you have a job - more socially integrated - lower risk)
Differential Association Socialization - risk of getting involved in crime depends on how you were socialized - are you able to commit crime?
Labeling Theory if society labels you a criminal, you are more at risk to commit crime (very pronounced racial and social class bias)
Intervention leads to prevention which leads to public safety
Conflict Theory 1) power is fundamental 2) power is always unequally distributed between dominant and subordinate causes built in conflict
Social Control preserving the prevailing structure of power two types: direct and indirect
Direct Control ~force, violence, coercion ~sub groups always in state of being provoked ~takes a lot of effort, not most effective
Indirect Control ~manage to get sub groups to consent to their group in society ~cultivation of the Perception of Legitimacy
Perception of Legitimacy as far as you're concerned, society is just
War on Drugs (1986) not about drugs, but social control over people who are involved with drugs. ~threatening thing - defined as legit threatening for everyone - becomes criminalized 1971-2012 - prisons increased over 800%
Recidivism people who are released from prison that end up back in prison "revolving door phenomenon"

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