Sociologists
This feminist conflict theorist was responsible for translating much of Comte's work into English.
Who is Harriet Martineau?
This sociologist said “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.”
Who is Alexis De Tocqueville?
This lens is based on the assumption that social institutions exist in society to benefit a particular group at the expense of others.
What is Conflict Theory?
This is a conflict theorist lens to our American governmental structure.
What is "the American government as a tool used by the wealthy elite to maintain their power and suppress the marginalized?"
This term refers to the phenomenon of some Christian nations being more likely to fully embrace capitalism over others.
What is the "Protestant Work Ethic?"
This sociologist forwarded the idea of the "church/religion of humanity" to replace theological religions with a secular creed.
Who is August Comte?
This sociologist said that Walt Disney was the "most dangerous man in the world."
Who is Theodor Adorno?
This form of Conflict Theory attempts to explain women's social, economic, and political inequality.
What is Feminist Theory/ies?
This is a functionalist explanation to our form of American public education.
What is "public education leads to better social cohesion and citizen participation in government/economy/etc.?"
This is the agreed-upon definition of sociology.
What is the study of social groups and interactions?
This conflict theorist argued that capitalism produced divisiveness and alienation (the feeling of separation from one’s group or society) rather than social solidarity.
Who is Karl Marx?
This sociologist said “When this ultimate crisis comes...when there is no way out - that is the very moment when we explode from within and the totally other emerges."
Who is Emile Durkheim?
This lens is based on the assumption that social institutions exist in society to fulfill a specific purpose to keep society together.
What is Functionalism/Functional Structuralism?
This is a symbolic interactionist explanation of American health care.
What is "Doctor-patient interactions and communication shape a patient's understanding of their illness?"
This term refers to the idea that sociology must be empirical and explained using observation, experimentation, data, etc.
What is "Positivist Philosophy/Positivism?"
This sociologist wanted to explain why people in more "highly developed" societies were more likely to take their own lives.
Who is Emile Durkheim?
This sociologist said “Calvinist believers' distance from God could only be precariously bridged, and their inner tensions only partially relieved, by labor.”
Who is Max Weber?
This lens analyzes social phenomena at a micro-level to explain individual behaviors and understanding.
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
This is a conflict theorist explanation to the institution of traditional marriage.
What is "Conflict theory would forward that marriage reinforces a patriarchal structure. Power struggles over resources, domestic labor, and decision-making are constant sources of conflict."
This term describes the internal conflict experienced by African Americans due to their own identity and societal perception through the lens of white society
What is "Double-Consciousness?"
This sociologist believed that leisure time should be used for self-improvement, not the consumption of mass media.
Who is Theodor Adorno?
This sociologist said “I believe in pride of race and lineage and self; in pride of self so deep as to scorn injustice to other selves.”
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This lens supports the idea that poverty plays in society, such as ensuring that the most undesirable jobs are filled.
What is Functionalism/Functional Structuralism?
This is a feminist theory explanation of modern mass media.
What is "mass media is a tool of a patriarchal society, where the media industry, controlled by men, underrepresents and objectifies women to uphold male dominance."
This term refers to the phenomenon where a large political group uses its power to oppress minority groups and/or individuals.
What is "Tyranny of the Majority?"