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Chapter 1-4 quiz
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
02/22/2009

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sociology
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study of social life, social change, dyads
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sociology assumptions
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people are social by nature, interaction between the individual and the group is a two way procss in which each influences the other, conflict and change are natural and inevitable featurres of groups, rapid change or failure to change fast enough=conflict
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common sense beliefsand social sciene findings
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change in a sense of belonging to a group comes before change in ideas. accurate information for socio research can be the basis for more rational and just social policies
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Sociological imagination
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recognizing the relationship between individual experiences and public issues, (many personal experiences should be interpreted in the context of large scale forces in society
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Micro level analysis examples
Definition
how does a family that goes to disney rationalize the fatasy
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Meso level size?
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cites are the largest size of meso
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Macro level examples
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what happens at disney affects people who dont even know about disney
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Khaldun
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society's are living organisms-all last for a few generations
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What sociologists do
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bachelors-social service sector, criminal justice, goverment-masters or highter -college teachers, resachers, clinicians
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social units
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are interconnected parts of the social world, small groups, or societies
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social structure
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made of social units, brings order to our lives
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Social institutions
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provide rules roles and realtionships to meet human needs and direct and control human behavior
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deductive reasoning
Definition
developed from broad theory to specific theory
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imductive reasoning
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Specific theory-specific data, test, broad theory
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basic sociology
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put in a text book
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applied sociology
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theories can be used, must be open to all possibilities,
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theoretical perspective
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basic view of society that guides ideas and research
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Symbolic interaction (names only)
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symbolic interactionism,social construction
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symbolic interaction components
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MICRO LEVEL, thought, def of situation, interpretation of symbols, patterns of actions which we can a society, roles, coreself
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functionalism(names)
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structural funtionlism, structural functional, functional theory,
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Functionalism principals
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collective consciousness, shared beliefs, predictable patters give society a order, society-interacting parts working together,
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functionalism q's
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how do social structures work together, how can social stability and social integration be enhanced,
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conflict theory
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conflict and potential conflcit are the core of scoiety, conflict occurs betwn the group with power imposing their beliefs over other groups, conflict responsible for sociological change (MARX, class is the heart of conflict) Made of quasi groups less organized less influence, interest groups, more oraganize more influence.
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conflict theory q's
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how does power affect the distribution of resouces, how does conflict change society, encompasses feminist thoery( gender roles are socially weared and maintained)
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culture
Definition
provides guidlines for interaction, culture evolves, 2 types, Ideal and Real
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ethnocentrism
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standard to judge others by the standards of our own culture, cant understand culture, stifles sociological imagination
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subculture
Definition
ethnic or religous group, can live whole life in that subculture, can be hip hop
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microculture
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temporary, Ex, Teacher for 2hrs a day
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counterculture
Definition
runs in opposition to the culture
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norms-
Definition
rules of behavior
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folkways
Definition
get no reaction, part of norms
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mores
Definition
get a reactions, Ex eating people
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social location
Definition
4 things- hisotry, gender, race, class, in a gelly orb society is the orb and we are the surface, it keeps us together, different cultures make up different points in teh orb
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