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People and Theories
Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Miscellaneous
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What theorist predicted a classless society would result from a major class conflict?
Karl Marx
100
Which Sociological Perspective sees society as an integrated whole with each social institution playing a vital role?
Functionalism
100
What does conflict theory emphasize?
Conflict, competition, constraint
100
What does symbolic interactionism focus on?
Interactions among people
100
What does the sociological imagination allow us to do?
See the link between our inner selves and events in society
200
Who is the father of Sociology?
Auguste Comte
200
What functions are the intended functions of a social institution?
Manifest Functions
200
According to conflict theory, what do different social groups compete for?
Power
200
What do we call something that stands for something else?
Symbol
200
What theory claims society improves if individuals are left to find their own socioeconomic status?
Social Darwinism
300
Which theorist believed society arose as a result of its members reaching a consensus on beliefs and dependency?
Emile Durkheim
300
What are functions that are unintended functions of a social institution?
Latent Functions
300
What is power?
The ability to control the behavior of others
300
According to symbolic interactionism, how do we learn the meaning of symbols?
We watch how others react to the symbol.
300
According to Durkheim, what solidarity results in industrial societies that is baed on interdependency because of specialized roles?
Organic Solidarity
400
Max Weber believed researchers should put themselves in the place of their subjects to understand their behavior.  He call this what?
Verstehen
400
What is a negative function of a social institution called?
Dysfunction
400
According to conflict theory, what do those with the most power do to the rest of society?
They constrain or limit the less powerful.
400
Once we learn the meaning of symbols, what do we the use them for?
We base our behavior on them and we imagine how others will respond to our behavior.
400
According to Durkheim, what solidarity exists in pre-industrial societies based on consensus due to tradition and rigidly enforced social rules?
Mechanical solidarity
500
What is the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation?
Positivism
500
According to Functionalism, what happens when society changes?
It returns to a stable state that is similar to what it was before.
500
According to conflict theory, how does social change occur?
The balance of power shifts among the social groups.
500
What is the approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical performance?
Dramaturgy
500
Who is the theorist who came up with Social Darwinism?
Herbert Spencer