Famous Theorists
This theorist argued that history is driven by the the class struggle between the bourgeoise and the proletariat.
Who is Karl Marx
The tendency to view your own culture as superior and to judge other cultures based on the standards and values of your own.
What is ethnocentrism
Written social norms that determine what is right and wrong.
What are mores
This theory views society as a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain stability and order.
What is functionalism
This is the office manager for the Sociology Department
Who is Sister Tingey
This theorist described how modern bureaucracy creates an iron cage of efficiency along side the disenchantment of society.
Who is Max Weber
A state or normlessness that occurs when social norms become weak or unclear leaving individuals without guidance for behavior.
What is anomie
Non-violent, financially motivated crimes committed by business or government professionals.
What is white-collar crime
This concept describes the energy, excitement, and shared emotional experience people feel when participating in a group ritual or gathering.
What is collective effervescence
This is the number of core sociology classes that are required to take.
What is 5
In his study of suicide, he showed that suicide rates vary based on levels of social integration in society.
Who is Emile Durkheim
A term describing a person who appears happy and content while simply following routines or expectations without critically questioning them.
What is a cheerful robot
A person's relapse into criminal behavior after they have already been convicted for a prior offense.
What is recidivism
This theory explains behavior as the result of individuals weighing the potential costs and benefits of their choices.
What is rational choice theory
This professor teaches the capstone class
Brother Burger
Who is W.E.B Du Bois
The process of defining a concept in specific and measurable terms so that it can be studied through research
What is operationalization
A legal principle that prevents a person from being prosecuted for the same offence twice.
What is double jeopardy
This theory examines how modernization can reduce the influence and authority of religion in a society.
What is secularization
This professor is teaching research methods this semester
Who is Brother Oliver
This theorist coined the term "sociological imagination" linking personal troubles to public issues.
Who is C. Wright Mills
The study of knowledge, including how we know what we know.
The idea that social behavior is a product of biological, psychological or economic forces and can be measured systematically.
What is positivism
This refers to an abstract approach that seeks to explain broad patterns of society rather than focusing on one specific social phenomenon.
This person is our department chair
Who is Brother Roberts