sociology

went to germany to understand the changes about moderation; afterwards came to the US to understand immigration

1st place sociology was taught

• sociology was intruduced in the 1890's but didnt recieve any recognition unitl 1930-1960
• wasnt thought of as it's own academic field until then

sociology formed in the US to understand immigration

• chicago was getting alot of polish immigrants so the university of chicago developed the qualitative sociology to study them 
• some sociologist went back to poland

• to find what is it like for the people that are effected by the poland immigration
• Ex. how are the kids developing in schools

was interested in the quantitative sociology of immigration

• wanted to know how it was affecting socity in numbers
• Ex. how many irish and italian marriages are there

• ond of the most famous sociologist
• 1st black person to graduate from harvard with a PhD
• concerned with race
• examination of racial issues
• "The sould of Black Folk"

a viewpoint; how you see things

• society is a stable system of interrelated elements, like shared values, norms, and institutions
• looks at society in terms of it's structure

• every society has to fufill certain functions 
• Ex. They have to figure out what to do with sick ppl (Hospitals, medical centers, etc)
• Government
• Religion
• Economy

looking at thigs from a view as a society as a whole

• a structual functalist; he said society wants to be balance so society can function properly
• There are 2 functions: manifest functions and latent functions

• overt, intended; it's shown; everyone knows that this institution is supposed to do something in particular
• Ex. schools- eveyone knows that schools ar supposed to teach students

• hidden; unitended; not obvious
• Ex. when students go to college it can delay their interest nto the workforce and cut down competition.
• People meet their spouses in college; people learn about themselves

• Micro looks at the individual
• how an individual's interactions with the environment help him/her develop a sense of self
• how people act with social environment- other people, institutions, experiences
• how we use symbols like language, religion, art, body language, decoration
• Ex. people decorate their room and offices on what their life is centered around or what they were raised around

• (W.I. Thomas)
• "if a person perceives a situation as real, it is real in it's consequences"
• this means however youdefine or determine a situation will determine your behavior

• dynamics of society were the result of the conflict among different groups
• the conflict theorist believed that US society is based on structual inequality

•  is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views
• ex. transportation, telecommunication, and internet

the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country