Sociological Imagination and the ASA Presidential Address
Who coined the term "sociological imagination"
C. Wright Mills
According to Marx, history is driven by struggles between what two groups?
- Bourgeoisie
- Proletariat
Functionalism views society as similar to what?
A living organism with interdependent parts.
Symbolic interactionism emphasize the importance of what in shaping social reality?
Symbols and shared meanings
Feminist theory focuses on analyzing what central social inequality?
Gender inequality.
The sociological imagination connects individual experiences to what larger framework?
- History
- Social Structures
Marx saw capitalism as built on what type of exploitation?
Exploitation of Labor/Surplus Value
What term did Durkheim use to describe a breakdown or weakening of norms?
Anomie
Who is considered the founder of symbolic interactionism?
George Herbert Mead
Feminist scholars argue that oppression cannot be understood through gender alone, but must consider overlapping systems of disadvantage. What is this called?
Intersectionality
In the ASA presidential address, sociology was held responsible for confronting what central issue?
Racial inequality
Weber argued that rationalization leads to what metaphorical structure that traps individuals?
The "iron cage"
According to Durkheim, what is the function of rituals in society?
They reinforce social solidarity
Goffman's dramaturgical theory compares social interaction to what?
A theatrical performance
Liberal feminism seeks to change primarily through what?
Legal and political reform
What kind of sociology connects scholarship with social justice?
Emancipatory sociology
Weber studied how what religious ethic helped shape modern capitalism?
The Protestant Ethic
Functionalists argue that every part of society contributes to what?
Social Stability
In symbolic interactionism, what term describes how individuals anticipate how others see them and adjust their behaviour accordingly?
The looking glass self
Radical feminists argue that inequality is rooted in what social institution?
Patriarchy
The Sociological Imagination encourages us to see personal troubles as linked to what?
Public issues to structural issues
While Marx emphasized economic class, while Weber introduced two additional dimensions of stratification. What are they?
- Status
- Party/Power
Durkheim described two types of solidarity in societies. What are they?
- Mechanical
- Organic
Goffman describes everyday life as divided into "front stage" and "back stage". What is the difference between the two.
Front stage - individuals perform roles for an audience
Back stage - where we can step out of the roles and be ourselves
West and Zimmerman's concept of doing gender argues that gender is what?
An ongoing social performance in everyday interactions