People
A dude buying a sports car when he turns 50
Symbolic/Interactionist Perspective
What is the difference between macro and micro sociology?
Macrosociology analyzes social life by focusing on the broad features of society, while microsociology analyzes social life by focusing on social interaction.
What is the term that describes "The spaces and memberships in society that people occupy." E.g. race, ethnicity, gender, religion, economic class, physical ability, etc.
Social location
As a teenager, I visited a tribe in the jungles of Panama. The people lived in stilt homes with walls made of woven rugs. The men wore loin cloths and the women were topless with elaborate necklaces. This was so different it was disorienting - what is this feeling called?
Culture Shock
The nature argument proposes that human behaviour is ___________, while the nurture argument proposes that human behaviour is ____________.
Instinctive (biological) Learned (social)
Conflict or Functionalism
Macro
Hmmm. No God. How about an non-religious church? The Church of Humanity. Wait. Can my dead ex be our Mary-like symbol?
August Comte
Workers revolt and kill the Tsar and his entire family
The Conflict Perspective
How does the family act as an agent of socialization? Use the studies conducted on parents and work to explain.
Working class parents often have jobs which require them to be conformists at work and report to a supervisor, leading them to stress obedience and conformity when raising their children. Middle and upper class parents often have jobs that require them to be more innovative, leading them to encourage creativity in their children. Upper class parents expose their children to the wealthy and powerful passing along cultural capital.
Symbolic Interactionalism
Micro
Emile Durkheim conducted the first study that shows how social integration is a key factor in this seemingly personal choice
Suicide
“...the vivid awareness of the relationship between private experience and the wider society.” C. Wright Mills • Ability to make connections between yourself and the wider world
Sociological Imagination
What is subculture and counterculture?
Subculture - the values and related behaviours of a group that distinguish its members from the larger culture Counterculture - a group whose values, beliefs, norms and related behaviours place its members in opposition to the broader culture
Provide a definition of social class. Remember the three elements that usually signifies social class.
Large numbers of people who have similar income and education and work at jobs comparable in prestige
The lack of the "nuclear family" has led to a breakdown of the country and its shared values
Macro
I like this French dude. But, American's will never learn French to read something educational. Maybe I should translate it into English. So she did
Emile Durkheim
Describe the three main events which set the stage for the emergence of Sociology.
1. Industrial Revolution 2. French Revolution 3. Imperialism
Northern students flood to the South to help people register to vote.
The Functionalist Perspective
Explain ascribed and achieved status and give one example of each.
Ascribed status - a position an individual inherits at birth or receives involuntarily E.g. Gender Achieved status - a position that is earned or accomplished or received by effort E.g. Doctor/Lawyer/College graduate
Fighting over money leads couples to divorce
micro