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Sociological Imagination
A point of view that highlights how society affects the experiences we have and the choices we make. TERM 2
Sociology
DEFINITION 2 The systematic study of human societies including itsorigins, development, organization, networks, and institutions. TERM 3
Culture
DEFINITION 3 A way of life including widespread values, beliefs, and behavior. TERM 4
Individualism
DEFINITION 4 Idea that we are responsible for our own lives. TERM 5
Social Problem
DEFINITION 5 A condition that undermines the well-being of some or all members of a society and is usually a matter of public controversy.
Status Quo
A Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regards to social or political issues. TERM 7
Social Constructionist Approach
DEFINITION 7 Assertion that social problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change. TERM 8
Claims Making
DEFINITION 8 The process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue or situation should be defined as a social problem. TERM 9
Social Movement
DEFINITION 9 An organized effort at claims making that tries to shape the way people think about an issue in order to encourage or discourage social change. TERM 10
What are the 4 stages of social movements?
DEFINITION 10 Emergence - initial claims are made.==>Coalescence - claims are publicized.==>Formalization - claims are recognized as part of political debate.==>Decline - public interest in claims goes down.
Social-Conflict Approach
A theoretical framework that sees society as divided by inequality and conflict. Macro-Level Class conflict theory, based on ideas of Karl Marx , links social problems to the operation of a capitalist economic system Multicultural theoryspotlights problems arising from inequality between people in various racial and ethnic categories Feminist theory links social problems to men's domination of women TERM 17
Symbolic-Interaction Approach
DEFINITION 17 A theoretical framework that sees society as the product of individuals interacting with one another. Micro-Level The learning approach links social problems to the learning of undesirable skills and attitudes from others The labeling approach investigates how and why people come to define certain behaviors as problematic and others as normal TERM 18
Social Instituions
DEFINITION 18 Major spheres of social life, or societal subsystems, organized to meet basic, human need. TERM 19
Feminism
DEFINITION 19 A political movement that seeks the social equality of women and men. TERM 20
What are the 4 Research Methods sociologists
use?
DEFINITION 20
- Survey2. Field research3. Experiment4. Second Analysis
What is a survey?
A research method in which subjects respond to items on a questionnaire or in an interview. TERM 22
What is field research (participant
observation)?
DEFINITION 22 A research method for observing people while joining them in their everyday activities. "real world" research as opposed to experimental research requires an abundance of time TERM 23
What is an experiment?
DEFINITION 23 A research method for investing cause-and-effect relationships under highly controlled conditions. carried out in specially designed laboritories TERM 24
What is secondary analysis?
DEFINITION 24 A research method that makes use of data originally collected by others. All data is not accurate Ask questions about credibility: relatable organization? do they have a political bias? TERM 25
Social Policy
DEFINITION 25 Formal strategies that affect how society operates.
Louis-Benjamin Francur
100 successfulAfrican Americans in a study of racial prejudice using interviews. (1773-1849) French mathematician. TERM 32
Karl Marx
DEFINITION 32 Proposed that capitalism will bring about its own destruction. Referred to industrial workers as proletarians. (5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883) Class Conflict Theory Founder of sociology
