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| an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and the in the past. |
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| Scientific Study of social behavior and human groups. Focuses on social relationships; society; interaction |
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insist that behavior must be understood within a larger social context, not just in individualistic terms.
ex - religion
concerned about : danger, loneliness, and isolation |
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| loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. so confused , may resort to taking their own lives. |
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a theorist.
to fully comprehend behavior, we must learn the subjective meanings people attach to their actions.
Ideal type- a contructor model for evaluating specific cases. |
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use sociological perspective to look first at smaller units
( gangs, families, friendship networks )
saw these groups as the seebeds of society, in the sense that they shape peoples' ideals, beliefs, values, and social nature. |
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| totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behaviors. |
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socities that developed certain common practices and beliefs
adaptation to meet essential human needs
ex- sporting events ~ bdays ~ holidays |
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a means of dramatizing and validating changes in a persons status.
"marks adulthood"
ex- graduation ~ driver license |
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| to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions |
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any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group of society, from the lowest to the highest.
ex- fruit picker ~ president ~ dental tech ~ neighbor
a person can hold a number of statues at the same time. |
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| all social interactions takes place within a social structure. |
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August 24 - flirted with a white woman
murdered after reportedly whistling at a white woman.
brought Southern racism into the international spotlight. These events became a major force in the advancement of the Civil Rights Movement.
Uncle - Moses Wright |
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fought for civil rights.
secretary of the NAACP
refused to give up her seat to a white man forty years ago on December 1, 1955
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| was an American Civil Rights leader and union organizer who played a crucial role in organizing the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. Nixon also led the Montgomery branch of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union, known as the Pullman Porters Union. Nixon also served as president of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), |
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| a pitcher in the Negro Leagues |
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an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights.
work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination
Dec 5 , 1955 MLK speech |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Provide legal assistance to poor African Americans and civil rights and voting rights activists, and brings lawsuits against violators of civil rights. |
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