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Terms
Theory
People
Terms II
Potpourri
100
The systematic study of individuals and social structures
What is sociology?
100
Believes that our daily interactions construct our reality and world view
What is Symbolic Interaction?
100
He advocates the use of the sociological imagination
Who is C. Wright Mills?
100
a method of teaching, learning and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful service
What is Service-Learning?
100
Society is held together by a set of social institutions, each of which has a specific function in society
What is Structural-Functionalism
200
This type of reality comes from acknowledging that a particular social condition negatively impacts human lives
What is objective reality?
200
Views society as a system of interrelated and interdependent parts
What is Structural-Functionalism
200
The father of functionalism
Who is Emile Durkheim
200
The amount of social respect or standing given to an individual based on occupation
What is prestige?
200
Conflict and inequality are inherent in the social structure
What are Conflict/Feminist Theories?
300
The organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together comprise society
What is social structure?
300
Views society as fragmented groups vying for social and economic resources
What is Conflict Theory?
300
The father of sociology
Who is Auguste Comte
300
May take the form of a policy, a program, or advocacy that features an untested or unique approach
What is social innovation?
300
Society is created through social relations
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
400
This is a way of recognizing the links between our personal lives and experiences and our social world
What is the sociological imagination?
400
Patriarchal society is the basis of social problems
What is Feminist Theory?
400
Economic determinist who views conflict as inevitable
Who is Karl Marx?
400
The ability to achieve one's goals in spite of the opposition of others
What is power?
400
Sociological level of analysis that examines large complex societies
What is macro-level?
500
The enactment of a course of action through a formal law or program
What is social policy?
500
It argues that our perception of reality is determined by the subjective meaning we attribute to an experience
What is the social construction of reality?
500
He recognized that "the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
500
Discrimination practiced by the government, social institutions, and organizations. It may include segregation, exclusion, or expulsion.
What is institutional discrimination?
500
A dominant status that overshadows other identities
What is master status?