Who Is It?
Who is the founder of Sociology?
August Comte
How can we tell Work is an American value?
People work long hours away from family, sometimes choosing work over their family or friends and personal live.
Conflict perspective operates on what level of study?
Macro sociology
Define cultural leveling.
The process when cultures become more alike.
Name 5 of the 15 American Values.
Personal Achievement
Progress and Material Comfort
Work
Individualism
Efficiency and Practicality
Morality and Humanitarianism
Equality and Democracy
Freedom
Which theory did Max Weber's ideas contribute to?
Interactionalism
Provide an example of non-material culture.
Language
Beliefs
Family structureHow does conflict perspective view culture?
Culture reflects and enforces the values of those who hold power.
What does anthropology study?
It compares and contrasts cultures of the past and present.
Provide an example of cultural diffusion
A McDonalds in China
Sushi in California
Which sociologist use the ideas of Charles Darwin and applied them to Sociology?
Herbert Spencer
What are values?
shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong.
Human functions are divided into TWO categories; what are they?
Manifest & Latent Functions
Explain sociological imagination.
It's when you see how your individual life connects to the bigger idea of society.
Define Narcissism
Extreme Self-Centeredness
Who created Functionalist Theory?
Emile Durkheim
Define folkways
Norms that describe socially acceptable behavior but do NOT have a moral significance attached.
What is the main focus on Symbolic Interactionalism Perspective?
How we use symbols to communicate with each other
How we maintain our sense of self
How we maintain the reality that we believe to be true
What is the manifest function of working a job?
Making money/ getting a paycheck
What are cultural universals?
Features common to all cultures
What two classes did Karl Marx divide society into and who were they?
Bourgeoisie – owners of the means of production
Proletariat – the workers
Provide an example of a counterculture and identify the culture it is going against.
Hippies - Conservative America
The Mafia- the law/government/law enforcement
Civil Rights Activists- Racists
According to Interactionist perspective how is culture maintained?
Through everyday experiences and interactions
What is Social Darwinism?
It states that certain cultures of people are created for success while others are created for work.
Which Sociologist identified the 15 traditional values central to the American way of life?
Robin M. Williams