theorist
A German Philosopher and Economist.
Who is Karl Marx?
The scientific systematic study of large groups and group interactions
What is sociology
The term culture refers to the group’s shared practices, values, and beliefs.
What is Culture?
Structural-Functional Theory
What is an alternative name for Functionalism?
Looks at society as a competition for limited resources
Conflict Theory
An early application of the scientific method
What is Positivism
To create a testable proposition
What is a hypothesis
In contrast, consists of the ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society.
No material Culture
A healthy society where all parts work together too maintain stability.
What is Dynamic Equilibrium?
The expansion of conflict theory
Critical theory
She founded a Hull House, a center that served needy immigrants through social and educational programs
What did Jane Addams do?
An explanation, or an educated guess.
What is a hypothesis?
When people find themselves in a new culture, they may experience disorientation and frustration.
Cultural Shock
Macro or Mid
What is the level of analysis?
Macro
“interpret the meaning of social action and thereby give a causal explanation of the way in which action proceeds and the effects it produces.”
What did Max Weber described sociology as?
Developing and testing theories
What does the scientific method involve?
Xenocentrism is the opposite of ethnocentrism, and refers to the belief that another culture is superior to one’s own.
What is the difference of Xenocentrism and Ethnocentrism?
The way each part of society functions together.
What is the focus?
The way inequities and inequalities contribute to social, politics, etc.
What is the focus of conflict theory?
By establishing the first European department of sociology at the university of sociology at the University of Bordeaux.
How did Émile Durkheim help establish sociology?
Parameters that help make sure results are objective and accurate.
What does a scientific process of research establish?
Music, Fashion, Technology, and Values
What are 4 products of Culture?
Latent Functions
What is the opposite of Manifest Functions?
Economic Inequalities creates conflicts.
What is the issue with Economic Inequalities?