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| The systematic and scientific study of human behavior, social groups, and society. |
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| A quality of mind that provides an understanding of ourselves within the context of a larger society. |
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| Grasp the connection between history (events that shaped the entire society’s values and beliefs) and biography (an individual’s life experiences within a particular society). |
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| Objectively assessing ideas, statements, and information. |
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| Asking questions and questioning answers. |
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| Forms of communication that transmit standardized messages to widespread audiences. |
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| Newer and more personalized information technologies. |
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| Coined the term sociology and launched the positivist approach to the study of sociology. |
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| One of the founders of sociology who translated Comte's work into English. |
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| Developed a controversial application of sociology that gained the attention and support of Europe. |
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| The use of observation, comparison, experimentation, and the historical method to analyze society. |
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| A belief that the evolution of society and the survival of those within it were directly linked to their ability to adapt to changing social conditions. |
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| The powerful ruling class who own the means of production. |
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| The working class who create most of society's goods. |
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| Wrote on the Origin of Species that is linked in principle to Herbert Spencer's concept of Social Darwinism. |
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| Believed that society consisted of two basic classes, the "haves and have nots". |
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| French sociologist who believed that social solidarity creates social order. |
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| German sociologist who addressed values in research and studied bureaucracy. |
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| A viewpoint or particular way of looking at things. |
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| Sets of assumption and ideas that guide research questions, methods of analysis, and interpretation, and the development of theory. |
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| Views social meaning as arising through the process of social interaction. |
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| Focuses on day to day interaction of individuals and groups in specific social situations. |
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| Views society as a system of individuals and groups in specific social situations. |
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| examines broader social structures and society as a whole |
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| Views society as composed of diverse groups with conflicting values and interests. |
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| Taught the first sociology class in America. |
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| An applied sociologist who won a Nobel Prize for her work with Hull House. |
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| Applied sociological theory to the problems of population, health, and women's rights. |
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| Considered the founder of Afro-American sociology and co-founder of the NAACP. |
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| Contributed significantly to the concept of symbolic interactionism. |
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| Proposed the concept of the power elite to refer to a powerful military, industrial, and political elite who shaped foreign and domestic policy for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful class. |
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