name that thinker
This thinker argued that capitalism creates conflict between workers and the people who own businesses.
Karl Marx
In Mean Girls, the Plastics wear this colour on Wednesdays
pink
These unwritten rules tell us how to behave in society
social norms
Taylor Swift fans are commonly called this
Swifties
This term describes unfair treatment based on someone’s race, gender, or another social characteristic
discrimination
This sociologist studied suicide and the importance of social connections
Émile Durkheim
This Friends character famously yells, “We were on a break!”
Ross
This process teaches us how to behave and fit into society as we grow up
socialization
The fandom of this South Korean group is called ARMY
BTS
This term describes an oversimplified belief about a whole group of people
Sterotype
This sociologist is associated with bureaucracy and rationalization.
Max Weber
This fictional company employs the main characters in The Office
Dunder Mifflin
This term describes judging other cultures by the standards of your own
ethnocentrism
This singer’s fans are called the Livies
olivia rodrego
This term describes advantages someone receives because of their social position or identity
privledge
This sociologist compared everyday life to performing on a stage
Erving Goffman
This film follows Elle Woods as she attends Harvard Law School
Legally Blonde
This term describes society being divided into groups with unequal wealth, power, and status
social stratification
Fans of this K-pop girl group are called BLINKs
BLACKPINK
This term describes a social system in which men hold most positions of power
Patriarchy
This scholar introduced the concept of double consciousness in The Souls of Black Folk
Du Bois
This film follows a man who discovers his entire life is secretly a television show.
The truman show
C. Wright Mills used this term for connecting personal problems to larger social issues
sociological imagination
Lady Gaga affectionately calls her fans this spooky nickname
Monsters
Introduced by Antonio Gramsci, this concept describes how dominant groups maintain power by making their worldview seem like common sense
cultural hegemony