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C. Wright mills
created the term sociological imagination
believed in the conflict theory
Auguste Comte
believed in the functionalist theory
Herbert Spencer
believed in the evolutionist theory
Karl Marx
believed in the social effects of economic power imbalances and class conflict
believed in the conflict theory
Emile Durkheim
believed in the functionalist theory
Max Weber
believed in the effect of society on the individual and the meanings individuals attach to their actions
functionalist
see society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system;focus on functions and dysfunctions
interactionists
focus on how individuals interact in society and on the meanings individuals attach to their own and other's actions
Conflict theorists
focus on forces in society that promote competition and change; see social changes as an inevitable feature of society
Sociology
social science that studies human society and social behavior
social sciences
disciplines that study human social behavior or institutions and functions of human society in a scientific manner
social interactions
how people relate and interact with one another's behavior
social phenomena
observable facts or events that involve human society
sociological perspective
looking beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions
sociological imagination
relationship from your personal life and the world
Anthropology
comparative study of past and present cultures
psychology
social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms
economics
the study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants
political science
examination of the organization and operation of governments
history
study of past events
social darwinism
fittest societies will survive
function
consequence that and element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system
theory
an explanation of the relationships among a particular phenomena
theoretical perspectives
to provide a foundation for their inquiries
dysfunctional
negative consequence an element has
symbly
anything that represents something else
auguste comte role
came up with the term sociology
Karl Marx theory
structure of society is influenced by how its economy is organized
culture
consists of all the shared products of human groups
society
is a group of interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and feeling of unity
technology
combination of objects and rules
language
the organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system
values
shared belief about what is good or bad, right or wrong
norms
shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations
folkways
norms that describe socially acceptable behavior
mores
moral significance attached to them
laws
written rules of conduct enacted and enforced by the government
culture traits
is an individual tool, act, or belief that is related to a particular situation or need
ethnocentrism
the tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior
subculture
groups in society share values, norms, and behavior that are not shared by the entire population
counterculture
creating a culture by rejecting major values norms and practices by replacing them
Author
Bnasty
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256771
Card Set
Sociology ch. 1 and 2
Description
First sociology test
Updated
1/16/2014, 12:01:41 AM
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