TERMS
dramaturgy
approach to sociology that depicts human interactions as theatrical performances.
Who studied African American communities and racism?
HINT: Durkheim, DuBois, Weber
W.E.B. DuBois
Who was considered the father of Sociology?
HINT: Marx, Comte, or Addams
Auguste Comte
Societies are in relative balance.
Functionalist Perspective
Psychology.
verstehen
when you try to understand someone by placing yourself in their situation.
He focused on the competition between groups for limited resources.
HINT: Weber, Marx, or Mead
Karl Marx
Who said we needed the concept of 'verstehen' to study groups of people?
HINT: Weber, Comte, Marx
Max Weber
Emphasizes the contributions of each part of society and how these parts work together to create a unified whole.
Functionalism
Studies past events in societies
History.
Sociological Imagination
The ability to see the link between society and self. (Personal use of sociology)
Helps us understand the effects of events on our daily lives.
This person focused on women's rights and founded the Hull House.
HINT: Addams, Martineau, or Comte
Jane Addams
Who focused on the status of women, children, domestic duties, and religion, and wrote about society?
HINT: Addams, Marx, or Martineau
Harriet Martineau
Many elements of a society exist to benefit the powerful.
The social science that studies customary beliefs and material traits of groups in preliterate societies.
Anthropology.
Positivism
The use of scientific method to be positive or sure of your research.
He used the "I" and "ME" in his research.
HINT: Durkheim, Marx, Mead
George Herbert Mead
This person jumped right in to make change rather than writing about it.
HINT: Martineau, Addams, or Comte
Jane Addams
We are guided by what we think others expect of us.
Symbolic Interactionism
Anthropology
conventional social wisdom
ideas that people assume are true.
This person believed a cultural group's rules, roles, and norms come together to form a collective conscience.
HINT: Weber, Durkheim, or Marx
Emile Durkheim
Who used census data to explain his findings?
HINT: Dubois, Mead, Durkheim
W.E.B. Dubois
Social life should be understood from the viewpoint of the individuals involved.
Symbolic Interactionism
Psychology.