Sociological Concepts
The physical and ideological make-up of social life in a given society which includes norms, language, geographical area, and customs among other things
What is culture?
Powerful, dominant actors from the military, economy, and politics who are able to fulfill their interests in the face of others
What is the Power Elite?
Anything that deviates from the established norms (mores) of a given culture
The process of asking a question, researching existing sources, formulating a hypothesis, designing and conducting a study, drawing conclusions, and reporting results
What is the scientific method?
Sets of norms, behaviors, and roles socially distinguished as masculine and feminine
What is gender?
The social rules of a given culture
What are norms?
The ability to achieve desired outcomes even if they go against the will of others
What is power?
The internalization of one or more labels in the formation of one’s identity
What is labeling theory?
The type of research that involves the collection of non-numerical data such as interviews, observations, open-ended survey questions, and content analysis
What is qualitative research?
One’s internal concept of self in relation to gender
The type of norms that are informal and unspoken and have social sanctions
What are folkways?
The sociological paradigm that most aligns with power and domination
What is conflict theory?
A teacher discourages one of their students by telling them that they aren't going to amount to anything. That student internalizes the teacher's message and performs poorly in school
What is an example of labeling theory?
Making broad statements of social patterns that account for exceptions
What is generalizing?
A system in which some hold power and privilege due to their gender while others are disadvantaged
What is the conflict theory perspective on gender?
A way of understanding the world and the taken-for-granted aspects of life, the connection between individual actions and society, and private problems as public issues
What is the sociological imagination?
The internalization of a dominant ideology reflective of the beliefs and interests of the ruling class
What is hegemony?
The social process of learning a culture and forming our personalities
What is socialization?
The type of sociological research that is driven by values and the need for social change.
What is critical sociology?
A concept to understand overlapping power and oppression dynamics related to social identities as well as critical social theory
What is intersectionality?
The sociological concept that refers to the relationships among people and groups, social institutions, and patterned behavior
What is structure?
The sociologist who studied sociology as the study of social action. Hint - he focused on legitimacy and domination
Who is Max Weber?
The sociologist who studies stigma
Who is Erving Goffman?
The part of research that is guided by theory and involves scientific evidence rather than pure logic alone
What is the empirical?
Two main critiques of feminism
What are not inclusive and coopted by businesses?