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Sociology Final Exam Review Sociological Perspectives Case Study- Type of study is intensive study of a single group, incident or community Closed Ended Questions- Type of questioning requires the participant to answer using a limited, predetermined set of responses Compte - Sociologist who was concerned with improving social conditions in society and is the “father of sociology” Emile Durkheim- Sociologist believed human behavior is explained by social factors rather than psychological factors Harriet Martineau- Sociologist believed women’s lack of economic power kept them dependent on society Herbert Spencer- Sociologist explained social stability by comparing it to the human body Interview - A survey method in which a researcher asks questions and records answers Jane Addams- Sociologist won the Nobel Peace Prize for her role in the Women’s Social Reforms in America Karl Marx- Sociologist identified two classes in society Max Weber- Sociologist developed a theory which human beings act on the basis of own understanding of the situation Open Ended Questions- Type of questioning requires the participant to answer in his or her own words Social Darwinism- Term for natural social selection which leads to the survival of the fittest in society Sociology- The science of studying society Survey- A research method in which people respond to questions Verstehen- Term for understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others WEB Dubois- Sociologist focused on social policies which treated blacks as inferior in society Culture and Society “I”- The term for the part of the self that accounts for unlearned, spontaneous acts “Me”- The term for the part of the self formed through socialization Counter Culture- Type of group is a subculture who deliberately and consciously opposes certain central belied or attitudes of the dominant culture Cultural Universals- Traits that exist in all cultures Culture-Term for the total way of life in a society Desocialization- The process of giving up old norms, values, beliefs, and attitudes Ethnocentrism- Term for judging others in terms of ones own cultural standards Instincts- Genetically inherited patterns of behavior Law- The term for a norm that is formally defined and enforced by officials Material Culture- Concrete, tangible objective of culture Nonmaterial Culture- Ideas, knowledge, and beliefs that influence people’s behavior Reflexes- Biologically inherited, automatic reactions to physical stimuli Resocialization- The process of adopting new norms, values, beliefs and attitudes Role- An expected behavior Role Performance- The term for the actual behavior of an individual in a role Social Solidarity- The degree to which a society is unified Society- The term for a group of people who live in a defined territory and participate in common culture Subculture- Type of group is part of the dominant culture but differs from it in some important aspect Values- Broad ideas about what is good or desirable in society Socialization, Groups, and Stratification Class Consciousness- Identification with the goals and interests of a social class Coercion- An interaction in which individuals or groups are forced to behave a particular way Conformity- Behavior that matches the group’s expectations Group Think- self deceptive thinking that is based on conforming to the group’s beliefs and created by group pressure to conform In Group- Type of group demands intense loyalty Looking Glass Self- An image of yourself based on what you believe others think of you Reference Group- Type of group has norms which guide behavior and which you identify with the most. Self Concept- An image of you as having an identity separate from others Social Class- segment of society whose members hold similar amounts of resources and share values, norms, and identifiable lifestyle Social Exchange- A voluntary action performed in the expectation of getting a reward in reward Social Interaction- The process of influencing each other as people relate Social Mobility- The movement of individuals or groups between social classes Socialization- The process of learning to participate in a group Status- A position a person occupies within a social structure Stratification- A ranking of people or groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources Deviance Anomie- Feeling of being disconnected by society Conflict Perspective Theory- looks at deviance in terms of social inequality and power Control Theory- Theory states that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society Crime- Term for an act committed in violation of the law Deviant-Term for a person who breaks significant norms Differential Association Theory- states individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts they are exposed to Innovation- Strain theory, when people find illegal ways to succeed they are using what Internal Social Control-Causes someone to do something because it is the right thing to do Labeling Theory- states that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviants Norms- Rules which define appropriate and inappropriate behavior Sanctions- Rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms Stigma- Undesirable trait or label which is used to characterize an individual Strain Theory- deviance is likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals & the ability to achieve these by legitimate means Victim Discounting- Process of reducing the seriousness of the crime based on a persons status in society Stereotyping and Racism Alienation- Term refers to an individual’s estrangement form tradition community and others in general Discrimination- Term for treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, and culture Prejudice- Widely held negative attitudes towards a group and its individual members Scapegoat- Term for singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame Stereotype- Distorted, exaggerated, or oversimplified image applied to a category of people Family Blended Family- Family is formed when at least one or both parents have children from previous marriages or relationships Cohabitated Family- Family involves a marriage-like arrangement without the legal obligations of formal marriage Endogamy- Term describes a marriage within ones own group as required by social norms Exogamy- practice of marrying outside ones group Extended Family- family has two or more adult generations of the same family whose members share common house holds Family- Term for a group of people related by marriage, blood, or adoption Homogamy- Term for the free choice of who to marry Matrilocal- Pattern in which married couples live with or near the wives parents Monogamy- Term for a marriage consisting of one man and one woman at a time Nuclear Family- Family structure is composed of parents and children Patrilocal- Term for the pattern in which married couples live with or near the husband’s parents Polygamy- Term for the marriage of one man to two or more woman at the same time Same Sex Family- Family involves two people of the same sex raise a child together Single Parent Family- Family involves an unwed or divorced parent raising a child Education Charter Schools- Public schools that are operated like private schools and run by public teachers and administrators Cognitive Ability- Capacity for thinking abstractly Cultural Bias- Unfair measurement of the cognitive abilities of people in the same social categories Educational Equality- Condition in which schooling produces the same results for minority children as it does for other children For Profit Schools- Schools which run by private companies on government funds Formal Schooling- Education that is provided and regulated by society Magnet Schools- Public schools that focus on particular disciplines or areas Tracking- School districts place students in programs according to their academic ability levels Voucher System- System in which public school funds may be used to support public, private or religious schools Manifest function Latent Function The Hidden Circulum Religion: Denomination, sect, cult, fundamentalism, secularization, Political and Economic Institutions: Power, coercion, traditional authority, rational-legal authority, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, elitism, power elite, capitalism, socialism, corporation, multinationals, conglomerates, primary sector, secondary sector, tertiary sector Sport: Sport subculture, stacking, Title IX, sexism in sports, the 3 theories in sports Social Change Collectivity- Collection of people who do not normally interact and who do not share clearly defined norms Contagion Theory- states that members of crowds stimulate each other to higher and higher levels of emotion and irrational behavior Convergence Theory- states that crowds are formed by people who deliberately congregate with like minded others Diffusion- Process by which one culture or society borrows from another culture or society Emergent Norm Theory- states that norms develop to guide crowd behavior Fad- Unusual behavior or pattern that spreads rapidly and disappears quickly Mass Hysteria- Collective anxiety created by the acceptance of one or more false beliefs Mob- Emotional crowd ready to use violence for a specific purpose Reformative Movement- involves the attempt to make limited changes in society Resource Mobilization Theory- social movements focuses on the use of resources to achieve goals Revolutionary Movement- involves attempts to change the total structure of society Riot- Episode of largely random destruction and violence carried out by a crowd Rumor- Widely circulating pieces of information that are not verified as being true or false Social Change- New societal behaviors with important long term consequences Social Movement- involves a goal to promote or prevent social change Urban Legend- Moralistic tale which focuses on current concerns and fears of the city or suburb dwellers Value Added Theory- states that holding certain conditions must exist for social movements to occur