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The scientific study of society, social institutions, and human behavior
Sociology
A group of people that share a culture and a location
Society
A thought experiment to explore an individual’s reality and realness
Brain In A Vat
The institution that provides goods and services.
Economy
The institution that teaches values and collective conscience.
Religion
The purpose of this institution is to provide values and norms.
Family
The experiment was used to see what language babies would speak if they were never spoken to
Frederick Experiment
A person not receiving emotional safety, nourishment, support, and connection (especially in their early development). Can result in negative impacts on mental health, social relationships, and overall well-being
Emotional Deprivation
A person/expert who studies how people act within groups and societies
Sociologist
The institution with the idea that power is used to achieve collective goals.
Government
The belief that interactions are done through the exchange of words, symbols, and signs
Symbolic Interactionism
A patterned interaction that follows established rules within a society. They are used to create order within society.
Social Game
Ideas, shared beliefs, behaviors, values, and artifacts things that are passed down from one generation to the next
Culture
The belief that social stability is essential for a strong, healthy society and that social institutions maintain social order
Functionalism
A sociological perspective that focuses on conflict between different groups in society, particularly regarding power and resources.
Conflict Theory
The idea that people form their own sense of self based on how others see them
Looking Glass Self
A hidden function
Latent Function
Different ways of looking at the world from a sociological view
Theoretical Perspectives
Any factor or condition that limits or restricts the actions, choices, behaviors, or opportunities of individuals or groups within a society.
Constraint
An obvious function
Manifest Function
Is used to measure the size or scale of something
Hint: there are three different levels
Levels of Analysis
Medium-scale patterns in society
Meso Level of Analysis
A philosopher who coined the term, “I think, therefore I am.”
Rene Descartes
Large-scale patterns in society
Macro Level of Analysis
Small-scale patterns in society
Micro Level of Analysis