Back to Basics
What is the definition of sociology?
the study of social behaviors and social relationships
Give an example of a social norm
greeting people when you see them, holding the door open, lining up, saying please and thank you, being quiet in an elevator, etc.
According to Marx, who are the Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat?
Bourgeoisie - the factory owners
Proletariat - the factory workers
What is intersectionality?
How different social identities interconnect to create privileges and disadvantages
What is the patriarchy?
society where men hold more power over women in nearly every aspect
True or False: Schools in low income areas tend to perform better than schools in high income areas
False!
True of False: Sociology is scientific field
True!
who is THE ONLY agent for primary socialization?
Family
What is one of the physical impacts of overconsumption?
Resource Depletion, Global Warming, Increased Waste and Pollution
What is a dogwhistle?
a coded message that sounds innocent to the general public, but carries a hidden, specific meaning
What is an example of gender socialization?
Pink for girls, blue for boys, ANYTHING like that
What is the Hidden Curriculum?
the set of unwritten, unofficial, and often unintended lessons, values, and rules that students learn in school
Explain the difference between a quantitative study and a qualitative study?
Quantitative: research that uses statistical data (numbers)
Qualitative: research uses human participants’ natural experiences (interactions)
name at least three types of socialization
Primary Socialization, Secondary Socialization, Gender Socialization, Anticipatory Socialization, Re-Socialization, Adult Socialization
Give an example of the Co-optation and Commodification Cycle
eating lobster, thrifting, Carhartt, van life, burning man, etc.
What do you call the act of creating discriminatory imaginary lines that segregate black Americans into poorer neighborhoods?
Redlining
Thinking on looksmaxxing, what is one example of softmaxxing and one example of hardmaxxing?
softmaxxing: sleep, working out, dieting, skincare
hardmaxxing: peptide injections, plastic surgery, bonesmashing
What is Marx's view on schools?
Schools are used by the ruling class to maintain power
What is the Independent Variable and Dependent Variable of this statement:
"The greater the availability of affordable housing, the lower the local homeless rate."
IV: availability of affordable housing
DV: homeless rate
What is the functionalist perspective?
Every social part has a specific function to keep society running smoothly
Name two of the forms when it comes to Marx's theory of Alienation
From the Product, From the Act of Production (Labor), From Species-Being, From Other Workers
Name two examples of systematic racism
Housing, Healthcare, Education, Criminal Justice, Employment, The Emmy's
Women's Suffrage was the primary goal of which wave of feminism?
First
What is Durkheim's view on schools?
schools act as “mini societies”
Define the sociological imagination.
when a personal issue can reflect a greater sociological issue
What is Conflict Theory?
society is pitted against each other for the benefit of those in power
Jim works at a shoe factory for 8$/hour, yet he creates shoes that are worth 300$. This makes the factory owner very rich while Jim lives paycheck to paycheck.
What is this called?
Surplus Value
What is the name of the idea that was used to justify colonialism and imperialism?
Social Darwinism
What is the Expanded Second Shift?
Struggle to balance careers and domestic labor at home
In Labeling Theory, give an example of a positive label and negative label
Positive: good, gifted, high achiever etc
Negative: bad, disruptive, class clown, lazy, etc.
Name and define one of the three solutions to social problems
Social Policy
Social Advocacy
Social Innovation
Name at least two of the four TYPES of social norms
Folkways, Mores, Taboos, and Laws
What is ONE of the features of Late-Stage Capitalism?
Corporate Irony, Systemic Maintenance, Extreme Commodification, Wealth Concentration
What is the theory of Double Consciousness?
having both an distinct American Identity and distinct Black identity -- creates psychological dissonance
A person who goes to a different country for the sole reason of picking "high quality" women is called a
Passport Bro
THIS law tied academic funding to standardized testing scores
No Child Left Behind Act