Intro to Sociology
The scientific study of society
What is Sociology?
Who is the father of Sociology?
Who is August Comte?
The study of small group behavior and interactions
What is micro-Sociology?
In many cultures, the act of cannibalism (eating human flesh) is met with extreme disgust and immediate social outrage.
What is Taboo?
This is considered the most important agent of socialization.
What is Family?
Everyday behaviors that are socially acceptable but carry no moral significance and are rarely strictly enforced (e.g., holding a door for someone or saying "please" and "thank you") are known as
What are Folkways?
Who was strongly influenced by Darwin and the idea of "survival of the fittest?"
Who is Herbert Spencer?
Society is a system of interconnected parts that work together in harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole
What is Structural Functionalism?
The tendency to use our own group’s way of doing things as a yardstick for judging others
What is ethnocentrism?
Schools often teach children how to take turns, follow rules, and respect authority figures. This transmission of cultural values and norms that are not officially part of the curriculum is known as:
What is Hidden Curriculum?
Making the connection between personal challenges and larger societal issues
What is Sociological Imagination?
Who believed that the structure of society is influenced by how its economy is organized, this organization would eventually lead to a divide between the rich and the poor?
Who is Karl Marx?
Consequences that are intended and commonly recognized
What are manifest functions?
Teenagers around the world watch the same globally streamed television series, wear the same sneaker brand featured in the show, and use the same viral dances from social media platforms.
What is popular culture?
Being both an employee and parent can cause?
What is role conflict?
Asking "How does eating crickets provide nutrition for this specific environment?" exemplifies this mindset.
What is Cultural Relativism?
Established Hull House in Chicago to help immigrants.
Who is Jane Addams?
Started by Marx, views society as composed of different groups and interest competing for power and resources.
What is Conflict Theory?
A high school student begins dressing in a new style and using new slang in the hope of joining a particular popular crowd at school. This student is engaging in
What is Anticipatory Socialization?
George H. Mead to attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations shared by society as a whole that children internalize.
What are generalized others?
In sociology, this refers to evidence that contradicts a person’s deeply held beliefs or political leanings—acknowledging reality even when it is not what you want to believe.
What are Inconvenient Facts?
Which early American sociologist and civil rights activist studied race relations in Philadelphia, challenging assumptions about Black inferiority and advocating for social justice and racial equality
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
A study of how doctors and patients negotiate the meaning of "sickness" in a hospital setting would best utilize which perspective?
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
Analyzing how societal beauty standards promoted by the media contribute to widespread body image issues among teenagers.
What is seeing the general in the particular?
Manage the flow of information, images, and ideas among all members of society.
What is Mass media?