Key Terms
The belief that one's own culture is superior.
What is ethnocentrism?
A sociologist that argued the struggle between the bourgeoisie and proletariat drives history
Who is Karl Marx?
This theory sees society as interconnected parts that work together to maintain stability.
What is functionalism?
The tendency for a person who has previously been convicted of a crime to reoffend.
What is recidivism?
The criminology minor became available during this semester
What is Spring 2026?
Research methods that focus on non-numerical data.
What are qualitative methods?
The Father of Sociology
Who is Emile Durkheim?
This theory describes the emotional energy people feel when participating in shared experiences.
What is collective effervescence?
The principle that protects people from being tried for the same offense twice.
What is double jeopardy?
Who is Sister Tingey?
A state of normlessness where social rules weaken or break down.
What is anomie?
The sociologist who linked personal troubles to public issues
Who is C. Wright Mills?
This theory suggests that individuals make choices based on the calculation of rewards and costs.
What is rational choice theory?
Crime committed by individuals in positions of power during business activities.
What is white-collar crime?
What is 90 credits?
An individual who passively accepts their predetermined social position and conforms to bureaucratic structures.
What is a cheerful robot?
A sociologist who argued rationalization, bureaucratization, and secularization are increasingly shaping society
Who is Max Weber?
This theory states that when modernization and rationalization increase, religiosity must decrease.
What is secularization theory?
A theory that explains crime as the result of blocked access to socially acceptable goals.
What is strain theory?
This is the sociology internship coordinator
Who is Stephen?
The process of turning an abstract concept into a measurable variable.
What is operationalization?
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
An abstract style of thinking that prioritizes concepts over understanding social reality used to explain broad ideas.
What is grand theory?
This theory proposes that deviance is not an inherent trait of an action, but rather a result of society's reaction to that action.
What is labeling theory?
This person is the sociology department chair
Who is Brother Roberts?