Foundational Concepts
The things people create when they interact over time
A social location in society
What is a status?
To be socialized into a culture
What does it mean to be human?
To be cultural and social
What is empirical proof
The set of expected behaviors attached to a social status
What is a role?
The scientific study of society
What is sociology?
An important conservative force in society
What is culture?
The act of observing without bias or personal interest
What is objective observation?
The three main social patterns
Social Interaction
What is socialization?
He studied rates of suicide and realized the power that social structure exerts over individual actions
Who Emile Durkheim?
Norms (rules), Beliefs (ideas), and values
What are the 3 elements of culture?
When a leader emerges to get things done
What is a cause of inequality?
What is selfhood?
Questioning one's basic beliefs by carefully examining commonly believed truths with reference to evidence and data
What is critical thinking?
When people increasingly do different things, some of which are more valued than others
What is the economic division of labor?
The ability to control oneself, one's thinking, and one's actions
What is the definition of freedom?
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
What are the two types of loyalty that hold society together?