Intro to Sociology/Definitions
What is the social science that studies Human society and human behavior?
Sociology
What are the three of the four discussed perspectives on Sociology
Conflict, Functionalist, Symbolic Interactionist and Inneractionist.
What perspective claims competition over scarce resources is the basis of conflict
Conflict perspective
What is the tendency to view one’s own culture and group as superior
Ethnocentrism
What are shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations
Norms
What is the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group
Culture
Which perspective on Sociology may protect privileged groups impose their values on the public
Functionalists
Which perspective has the basic assumption: society is in a constant state of change
Conflict perspective
What is the belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards rather than by applying the standards of another culture
Cultural Relativism
What type of norm describe socially acceptable behavior but do not have great moral significance attached to them
Folkways
What two events in the 1800's prompted the study of Sociology?
Industrial Revolution and French Revolution
Which perspective believes various parts of society have (positive consequences) that maintain the stability of the whole.
Functionalists
Which perspective focuses on people’s actual behavior, not abstractions like “the economy” or “the state”
Interactionist perspective
Give an example of material culture.
Physical objects (cares, books, clothes and computers)
What type of norms have great moral significance attached to them; usually have laws to try and prohibit people from violating them
Mores
What is a group of interdependent people who share a common culture and feeling of unity
Society
What kind of function is intended and recognized consequence/purpose of an element of society
Manifest function
What is the interaction that takes place between people through symbols
Symbolic Interaction
Give an example of non material culture
Abstract human creations (beliefs, values, or behaviors.
What is a group with its own unique values, norms, and behaviors that exists within a larger culture
Sub culture
The primary focus of sociology is to understand human behavior and societies. (T/F)
True
What type of function is unintended and unrecognized consequence/purpose of an element of society
Latent function
Which of the perspectives is the most "Micro" or focussed on just the individual?
Interactionist perspective
Name 3 of the elements of society
Norms
Symbols
Language
Values
technology
What is a group that rejects the values, norms, and practices of the larger society and replaces them with a new set of cultural patterns
Counterculture