The tendency for effects to spread outside of one's direct social ties
100
You're in a bar and, out of nowhere, a guy punches his girlfriend in the face. He is promptly restrained by the other customers in the bar, thrown out by the management, and eventually arrested by the police. Durkheim would describe the reaction to this as...
Swift justice for someone who has violated the collective conscience that men should not hit women.
100
Mechanical solidarity is predominantly found in ______ societies, while organic solidarity is predominantly found in _______ societies
Why did Marx argue that the transition from feudalism to capitalism wasn't quite so good for the newly freed serfs?
It tore apart the social bonds and traditional values that the serfs had relied on for centuries
100
Fill in the blank: "When, in a city of 100,000, only one [wo]man is unemployed, that is his[her] __________…. But when in a nation of 50 million employees, 15 million [wo]men are unemployed, that is a[n] _________"
Personal trouble//public issue
200
Why is the spread of obesity multicentric?
The ability for people to gain advantages (or disadvantages) based on their positions within a social network
200
When people come together and perform rituals, those in the group often feel intensely connected to one another. Durkheim refers to this as...
Collective effervescence
200
What is the widowhood effect? Who experiences it the most?
When a spouse dies, a partner's risk for death increases dramatically for the first few years; men
200
What is the difference between necessary labor time and surplus labor time?
Necessary labor time is what is required to make a product, surplus labor time is the part of labor that translates into profit.
200
According to Mills, what does the sociological imagination help people do?
See the connections between biography and history, or something of the sort
300
Joey, Chandler, Monica, Ross, Rachel, and Phoebe are all best friends and frequently spend time with one another. This is an example of...
Transitivity
300
Durkheim is typically associated with what sociological tradition/perspective?
Functionalist/consensus
300
List three ways social networks affect our health
Smoking, happiness, STDs, fitness, etc...
300
Marx developed this theory to show how capitalism is inherently exploitative of workers
The labor theory of value
300
Define social structure
From lecture: "enduring patterns of behavior and relationships within a society that comes from interaction between groups, individuals, and social institutions"
400
We tend to become romantically involved with people who are similar to us. Sociologists refer to this as...
Homogamy
400
Give an example of someone who might experience anomie
Good job!
400
According to lecture, one primary characteristic of class is...
Classes are to some extent acheived--upward and downward mobility is possible
400
What is the second stage of historical development that societies go through, and what are the two groups that characterize it?
Feudalism//lords and serfs
400
Explain structure and agency
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500
What is mass psychogenic illness?
The rapid spread of illness signs and symptoms affecting members of a cohesive group whereby physical complaints that are exhibited unconsciously have no corresponding organic origin
500
"The totality of beliefs and sentiments common to the average member of a society" is....
Collective conscience
500
What are Christakis and Fowler's five rules of social networks?
Rule #1: We Shape Our Social Network.
Rule #2: Our Network Shapes Us.
Rule #3: Our Friends Affect Us.
Rule #4: Our Friends’ Friends’ Friends Affect Us.
Rule #5: The Network Has A Life Of Its Own.
500
Succinctly explain Marx's theory of culture
A society's ideas, values, cultural forms, etc are directly determined by the economic base--i.e. the way we produce and consume things
500
According to Bourdieu, high-status objects gain their status from:
High-status people determining the object to be high-status