Perspectives
Name the 3 sociological perspectives
Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism
The father of Sociology
Auguste Comte
The first department of Sociology was started at this University...
University of Chicago
Give an example of a pattern of behavior
Teachers teaching and students learning no matter which school you walk into
What is the definition of Sociology?
The scientific study of social structure
This perspective focuses on the differences between groups and why those differences might cause friction
Conflict theory
Translated Comte's work into English
Harriet Martineau
1st sociologist to receive a Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for their work with social reform
Jane Addams
An important part of developing this is being able to look at our own society as outsiders.
Sociological Imagination
Anything that stands for something else and has an agreed-upon meaning attached to it
Symbol
This perspective emphasizes that people can communicate because they share words, gestures and physical objects that have similar meanings to all of them.
Symbolic Interactionists
Founder of the NAACP
What is our "sense of self"
The way we describe ourselves and our sense of who we are as a person
According to Karl Marx this is the class that owns the means for producing wealth
Bourgeoisie
Behavior that matches group expectations
Conformity
The distribution of power is most important in which of the following perspectives?
Conflict perspective
Founded the Tuskegee Institute in 1881
Booker T. Washington
The language, norms, values, beliefs, knowledge, symbols and physical objects that are shared by members of a society or group.
Culture
German word used to refer to understanding the social behavior of others by putting yourself mentally in their place.
Verstehen
Unintended and unrecognized consequences of an aspect of society.
Latent function
Once the Industrial Revolution happened there was a significant change in the family dynamic. Changes in one institution results in changes in another- this would be studied by...
Functionalists
Sociologist who coined the term "Sociological Imagination"
C. Wright Mills
According to Emile Durkheim specialized roles make members of a society dependent on one another for goods and services, such as the dependence between bankers and customers. This is called...
Organic Solidarity
List the 7 social sciences
Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, History, Economics, Human Geography and Political Science
Negative consequences of an aspect of society
Dysfunction