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SOC 100 Midterm
Richard Schaefer
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2013

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Sociology
Definition
scientific study of social behavior and human groups
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C. Wright Mills
Definition
associated with the sociological imagination
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Sociological Imagination
Definition
an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society
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Bourgeoisie
Definition
the term used for the capitalist class/owners of the means of production/factories according to Marx
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Proletariat
Definition
the term used for the working class poor according to Marx
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Major Social Institutions
Definition
government, religion, education, & the economy
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Theory
Definition
a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, & behavior
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Emile Durkheim
Definition
focused on social factors such as influence of groups or lack of integration as being a cause of suicide & the feeling anomie
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Max Weber
Definition
taught his students to have "verstehen" which is a German word for understanding or insight
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Jane Adams
Definition
known for developing settlement houses to help the immigrants settle in America - social work
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Dysfunction
Definition
a process of society that may disrupt the social system
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Manifest Functions
Definition
open, known, stated, conscious, intentional functions
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Latent Functions
Definition
unconscious functions that may reflect hidden purposes of an institution (unknown functions)
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Conflict Perspective
Definition
conflict or tension between competing groups such as labor unions, political parties, etc.; views laws and punishments as a reflection of the interests of the powerful
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W.E.B. DuBois
Definition
helped to found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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Cultural Transmission
Definition
Example: criminal behavior that is learned through social interactions
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Feminist View
Definition
started in the 1970s; because of the inequalities of gender, it is also a conflict perspective
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Ida Wells-Barnett
Definition
an advocate of women's rights in the 1890s - suffrage movement
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Interactionist Perspective
Definition
an approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interactions
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Macrosociology
Definition
an investigation that concentrates on a large scale of this subject matter
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Microsociology
Definition
the study of small groups in this subject matter
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George Ritzer
Definition
known for his term of "McDonaldization of Society"
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Stratification
Definition
this is needed in order to have social mobility
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Upward Stratification
Definition
Example: A nurse who goes to medical school and becomes a doctor has made this type of move.
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Culture
Definition
socially transmitted customs as well as learned knowledge and behavior
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Law
Definition
governmental social control
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Mores

(pronounced Morays)

Definition
norms that are deemed necessary to the welfare of society
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Globalization
Definition
the world-wide integration of government policies, cultures, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas
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Socialization
Definition
the lifelong process in which people learn attitudes, values, and behaviors of a certain culture
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Racism
Definition
a true form of prejudice and sometimes slavery; the most extreme form of social inequality
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Agents of Socialization
Definition
peer groups, mass media, families, and schools
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George Mead
Definition
developed the self stages of children's development and "symbolic interaction"
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Gender Roles
Definition
a primary agent of socialization of a child
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Gemeinschaft
Definition
rural life; people have social interactions often (farmers, store workers, etc.)
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Gesellschaft
Definition
lonely urban life; privacy is valued and there are frequent impersonal interactions in individuals' lives
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Women
Definition
on average, they have less wealth accumulation than the opposite sex
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Social Roles
Definition
include identity, schools, peers, and mass media
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Achieved Status
Definition
a social position that a person attains largely through is or her own efforts
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Ascribed Status
Definition
a social position assigned to a person by society regardless of the person's traits, talents, or gender; a social position one is born with
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Formal Operational Stage
Definition
the final stage of cognitive development in a child
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Gatekeeping
Definition
the process by which a small number of people in the media industry conrol the material shown to the audiences; ruling the media world
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Dominant Ideology
Definition
the set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests
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Social Control
Definition
the strategies and techniques used for preventing deviant human behavior in society
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Stigma
Definition

a label used to devalue members of certain social groups.

Example: "good kids" vs. "bad kids"

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White Collar Crimes
Definition
illegal acts committed by affluent people in businesses
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Organized Crimes
Definition

the work of a group that regulates relations among criminal enterprises involved in illegal activities

Example: gambling, prostitutions, drug trafficking, etc.

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Capitalism
Definition
an economic system in which the means of mass productoin are held largely in private hands
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Illegal Gun Trafficking
Definition

a major problem world-wide

(200,000 people die yearly from the item involved in this organized crime)

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Protestants
Definition

this religious group has a higher suicide rate than Catholics

(according to Emile Durkheim's studies)

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Feminization of Poverty
Definition
58% of the nation's poor are female heads of households
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Patriarchal Dominance
Definition
male dominance in society in which the males rule and have authority
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Matriarchal Dominance
Definition
female dominance in society in which the females rule and have authority
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Conflict Theorists
Definition
this group of sociologists argues that mass media maintains the privileges of certain groups
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