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Sociology 3220- test 2
dowd test 2
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
03/22/2012

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Simmel had a lack of interest on _______ data and focused on how the _____ of the group affects interactions
Definition
empirical; size
Term
What factors/group types did Simmel discuss?
Definition
dyads- 2 people maintain indivduality
triads-3 people, dyad can form- leaving 1 subordinate
bystander effect
conformity
Term
How did Simmel relate to Marx and Weber?
Definition
They all emphasized
1. rational calculations
2. reductions of values to a bottom line
3. rapid social change
4. how capitalism both enhances and crushes freedom at the same time
Term
The overarching theme of Goffman's work is__________interactions?
Definition
face to face (particularly among the unacquainted)
Term
Co-presence
Definition
people must recognize that others are close enough to register what they are doing
Term
three types of co-presence
Definition
1. gathering-simple group of people
2. situation-mutual monitoring
3. social occasion- lays background for first two, often special purpose bounded by space and time
Term
What are the two types of interaction according to Goffman?
Definition
1. focused- people extend one another special communication to sustain mutal activity
2. unfocused- passing of the unacquainted when they give off judgements internally, eye contact, non threatening
Term
Body idioms
Definition
sign vehicles- we always give off information about ourselves
Term
In Asylums, Goffman says that psychiatrists lack what?
Definition
scientific understanding of mental illness (instead rely on lay interpretations)
Term
Goffman, Stigma
Definition
We must be able to manage potentially damaging information
Term
three aspects of stigma according to goffman
Definition
1. personal- what makes us unique (fingerprints)
2. social- what others understand about us
3. ego- what we think about ourselves
Term
Dramaturgy
Definition
face to face interactions can be paralleled to theatrical performances
Term
what are the 6 theme of dramaturgical investigations?
Definition
1. staging
2. props
3. actors
4. scripts
5. social roles
6. cast
Term
Symbolical Interaction basic ideas (1)
Definition
society consists of human interaction
Term
Symbolical Interaction basic ideas (2)
Definition
interaction=human activities in response to human activities
Term
Symbolical Interaction basic ideas (3)
Definition
SI involves interpretation of the action (language)
Term
Symbolical Interaction basic ideas (4)
Definition
Objects have no intrinsic meaning
Term
Symbolical Interaction basic ideas (5)
Definition
objects can be classified into three categories:
1. physical
2. social
3. abstract
Term
Symbolical Interaction basic ideas (6)
Definition
humans not only recognize other objects, but ourselves as objects
Term
Symbolical Interaction basic ideas (7)
Definition
we behave based on how we interpret objects
Term
Symbolical Interaction basic ideas (8)
Definition
joint interlinked actions to created roles and institutions
Term
What are the four assumptions of Symbolic Interaction?
Definition
1. Socialization
2. Agency
3. Reality is socially constructed
4. Identity is socially constructed
Term
WEB Du Bois says the veil is what?
Definition
Metaphorical manifestation of the color line. the veil sugges three things
1. literal darker skin of blacks
2. whites lack the recognition of blacks as Americans
3. black lack clarity to see themselves outside of how they are viewed by whites
Term
WEB Du Bois says the Double consciousness?
Definition
Blacks must always live with a sense of two-ness. They must be American when whites need them to be as well as african american. They know far more about dominate group because they have to be able to integrate
Term
What are the five basic propositions of Homan's exchange theory?
Definition
1. success- past success of actions will lead to more of same actions
2. stimuli- associating stimuli with past rewards will cause new actions under same stimuli
3.value prop- more valuable a person sees result of action, more likely to act
4. saitiation- previous same rewards make future units of same reward less valuable
5. punishment-angry
>reward/>punishment-happy
both result in more valuable results
Term
Principle of Rational Choice
Definition
The value of a result multiplied with the probablility of success is multiplied. Highest outcome is the action chosen
Term
Distributive Justice
Definition
life is fair. we expect to be rewarded proportionally to our input effort
Term
Specific v Diffuse characteristics
Definition
specific are actual abilities skills etc
diffuse are interpreted yet unrelated attributes

(2 specific to offset 1 diffuse)
Term
Power-Prestige Heirarchy
Definition
when people are differentiated into groups by skill level, they will perform to that level
Term
Emerson's definition of dependence
Definition
The dependence of A on B is directly proportional to A's motivational investment in goals mediated by B and inversely proportional to the availability of those goals of A outside AB relationship
Term
Emerson's definition of power
Definition
A over B is defined by the amount of B's resistance that A could potentially overcome
Term
Four ways imbalanced relationships become balanced
Definition
1. Withdrawal
2. Expansion of Power Network
3. Emergence of Status
4. Coalition formation
Term
5 charateristics that Talcott Parson's describes society
Definition
1. system; not individual actions or dispositions
2. cultures and values are glue that hold society together
3. Institutions created to maintain stability
4. change is slow; gradual shedding of dysfunctional institutions
5. opposed by social conflict- they said society is composed of group with different interests causing conflict
Term
4 basic survival requirements for society
Definition
1.Adaptation
2.Goal attainment
3.integration
4.latency
Term
Factors of The culture industry (1)
Definition
There is a general or mass culture in post WWII America
Term
Factors of The culture industry (2)
Definition
Culture has been commodified in capitalism. Cultural artifacts are sold for money. degrades culture
Term
Factors of The culture industry (3)
Definition
There are false needs propagated by the mass culture
Term
Factors of The culture industry (4)
Definition
False needs are created by the imbalanced relationship between the cultural producers and consumers
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