Key Terms
systematic ideas about the relationship between individuals and societies
What are Social Theories
argued that society is best understood through their economic systems
Who is Karl Marx?
The quality of relationships between people, according to Simmel
What is Social Distance?
What is Structural Functionalism?
Argues that power is everywhere, just varies in quantity
process by which individuals come to understand the expectations and norms of their groups
What is Socialization?
Argued against biologically influenced traits, focus on societally produced inequalities
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
Someone who others follow due to their personality, passion; often seen as revolutionaries
Who are Charismatic Authority figures?
Theory that argues inequalities are not naturally occuring
What is Conflict Theory?
A person's connections to others that can be used for personal gain
process by which people seek to monopolize/restrict access to opportunities and rewards
What is Social Closure?
A good society, according to _____, would emphasize the importance of helping everyone develop sympathetic knowledge
Who is Jane Addams?
The dominant mode of production, according to Marx, is formed by these two components
Displaying yourself in a specific manner, in order to control other's perception of us
What is Impression Management?
According to ______, social programs such as Social Security and low-cost public education are examples of the concessions that can be made to working class and poor people to stave off revolutionary challenges.
who are neo-Marxists?
Type and level of education and cultural knowledge possessed by an individual
What is Cultural Capital?
Argued that the forces that hold society together change as society evolves
Who is Emile Durkheim?
A term that has a broader connotation than what Durkheim originally meant by social fact?
What are Social Forces?
These theorists critiqued Structural Functionalism for being too idealistic due to its focus on social harmony and consensus
What is Conflict Theory?
Rooted in Weber's critique of Marx's theory, this theory critiques Neo-Marxism for similar reasons
What is Feminist Theory?
The regularities and rules of every day life that ever community has
Social Facts
Discussed forms of authority and motives of individual behavior
Who is Max Weber?
Action guided by a belief in values, according to Weber's types of social action
Value Rationality
theory of society in which individuals, groups, and the institutions of any society are guided by an overarching social system is referred to as
What is symbolic interactionism?
The interlocking nature of social inequality and how different inequalities are experienced together is referred to as
What is Intersectionality? (will also accept Feminist Theory)