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SOCY 1000
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
08/29/2013

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What is the main idea of the structural functional approach?
Definition
vision of society as stable and orderly.
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What is the conflict approach?
Definition
a framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflicts and change.
Highlights how the following factors are linked to inequality.
Class, race, ethnicity, gender age
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What is feminism?
Definition
gender conflict approach
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What are details about feminism?
Definition
a point of view that focuses on inequality and conflict between women and men.
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What is the influence of Media?
Definition
mass media oversimplify and dramatize social issues.
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Who is Harriet Martineau?
Definition
a social activist who traveled the U.S and wrote about social changes which were radical for this time period.
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Who was W.E.B. D.U BOIS and what year did he pass away?
Definition
W.E.B D.U. BOIS was the first african american american to earn a doctorate of Havard and he was also known for work concerning African Americans. He pass away in 1963.
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Define Microsociology
Definition
is the study of everyday, face-to-face interaction.
Small scale
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Define Macrosociology
Definition
is the analysis of large social systems and institutions.
Large Scale
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What are the 3 main theoretical approaches?
Definition
Structural-Functional (Functionalism), Symbolic Interactionism, and Conflict Theory
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what is theoretical approach?
Definition
a basic image of society that guides thinking research.
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The Symbolic- Interaction Approach
Definition
sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals.
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The Structural- functional Approach
Definition
sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.
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The recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern are called what
Definition
Manifest Functions
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What are the differences between latent functions and social dysfunction?
Definition
latent functions is the unrecognized consequences of any social pattern and social dysfunction is any social pattern that might disrupt the operation of society
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What are the differences between latent functions and manifest functions?
Definition
manifest functions are the ones easier to see and latent functions are the ones you look for.
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Scientific Sociology
Definition
study of society based on systematic observation of social behavior
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Factual Questions
Definition
questions that raise issues concerning matters of fact
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What are the first four steps in the research process?
Definition
statement of the problem
review of the Literature
Development of hypotheses or statement of research objectives
choice of research design
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What is the differences between qualitative and quantitative?
Definition
qualitative is describing things that can't be measure and quantitative is describing things that can be measured and counting.
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Experiment
Definition
a research method for investigating cause and effect under highly controlled conditions
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Hypothesis
Definition
a statement of how two or more things are related
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Survey
Definition
a research method in which subjects respond to a series of statements or questions in a questionnaire or an interview
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Participant Observation
Definition
a research method in which investigators systematically observe people while joining them in their routine activities
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Socialization
Definition
is a process of social interaction through which people acquire.
Term
primary socialization
Definition
the portion of the process that takes place with infants and young children.
Term
nuclear family
Definition
family unit with at least one adult and their dependent children.
Term
peer groups
Definition
a friendship group made up individuals of the same age and social status.
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Stages of Cognitive development
Definition
Sensorimotor (birth 2 yrs)exploring the environment
Preoperational (2-7 yrs) egocentric
Concrete operational (7-11 yrs)basic abstraction
Formal operational (11-15 yrs)further abstraction and hypothetical reasoning
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Gender Socialization
Definition
the process of learning "appropriate" gendered behavior through agents of socialization
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Cross
Definition
culturally, it is okay for girls to choose boy toys, bu not vice versa
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Status
Definition
a position in society that comes with a set of expectations.
Term
Roles
Definition
are the behaviors expected from a particular status.
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When does role conflict occur?
Definition
it occur when the roles associated with a single status clash.
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What are the two basic types of interaction?
Definition
Focused interactions and Unfocused interactions
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Impression Management
Definition
an important part of all interactions is to attempt to actively control the way others perceive you.
Term
Social Perception
Definition
process by which we form impressions of others and of ourselves.
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Sterotypes
Definition
static, oversimplified ideas are a social category
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Social Arts
Definition
behaviors influenced/ shaped by presence of others
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