Most commonly known as the Father of Sociology because he coined the term sociology
Auguste Comte
What sociological perspective uses organizations, institutions, and society as a whole to better under social structure?
Macro-level perspective
People living in an organized way
Society
The first step of the scientific method of research
Define a problem
Ideas that a group holds to be true even though there may or may not be proof to substantiate it
Beliefs
These are result of personal choices with or without societal influences
Troubles
What are intended results achieved by a social institution?
manifest functions
Problems that affect us in a personal way but are beyond our control
Social issues
What are the stages of the development of the self according to Mead?
Imitation, Play, and Game
Cultural ways that are unique to a group
Cultural particulars
The predicted answer to a research question
Hypothesis
When sociological research is conducted for the purpose of gaining knowledge
Pure sociology
The process that old ways of thinking and acting are replaced with new ones
Re-socialization
When two values of a group or society are in opposition to each other
Value contradications
What is the part of the personality that is most influenced by interaction with others?
Ego
Cultural rules around when the display of certain emotions is appropriate
Socialization of emotions
The process of trying to understand a culture from its own perspective
Cultural Relativism
Meaning and significance that is attached to certain items by a group of people
Nonmaterial culture
A group that operates in opposition to the dominant group in society
Countercultures
The humiliation of a person in front of an audience as part of the re-socialization process
Degradation Ceremony