Vocabulary Terms
how people relate to one another and influence each other’s behavior.
Social Interaction
The father of Sociology
Auguste Comte
The ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives.
Where did the field of Sociology begin?
Europe
What are the 3 theoretical perspectives of Sociology?
Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism
The belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation.
Positivism
Coined the term "survival of the fittest" and was inspired by Charles Darwin.
Herbert Spencer
The study of human social behavior from a group perspective.
Sociology
Which University had the first sociology class?
The University of Chicago
Explain dysfunction and give an example.
Understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the places of others.
Verstehen
What is Jane Addams famous for?
She was the first sociologist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Founder of the Hull House (home for the poor)
The comparative study of past and present cultures.
Anthropology
Founder of the conflict perspective in sociology
Karl Marx
Aspects of an institution that are intended and recognized- for example learning at school.
Manifest functions
Negative consequences of an aspect of society.
Dysfunction
W.E.B. DuBois
The focus of this social science is to examine the principles, organizations, and operation of the government.
Political Science
The founder of the functionalist perspective in sociology.
Emile Durkheim
These two perspectives fall underneath the umbrella of macro-sociology.
Functionalist and conflict
The ability to control the behavior of others.
Power
Who is responsible for translating Auguste Comte's work into English?
Harriet Martineau
List the 7 social sciences
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Economics, Political Science, History, Human Geography
Because she was a woman she was not granted the title of sociologist, even though she had the education, she was considered a “social worker”.
Jane Addams
This perspective focuses on the ways in which individuals respond to one another in everyday situations, as well as the meanings individuals attach to their own actions and the actions of others.
The interactionist perspective