TERMS
dramaturgy
approach to sociology that depicts human interactions as theatrical performances.
Who used census data to study racism in society?
HINT: Mead, DuBois, Weber
W.E.B. DuBois
Who was considered the father of Sociology?
HINT: Spencer, Comte, Addams
Societies are in relative balance.
Functionalist Perspective
Psychology.
Positivism
The use of scientific method to be positive or sure of your research.
He believed there were two classes in society, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
Who said we needed the concept of 'verstehen' to study groups of people?
HINT: Weber, Comte, Marx
Max Weber
Emphasizes the contributions of each part of society and how these parts work together to create a unified whole.
Functionalism
Studies past events in societies
History.
conventional social wisdom
ideas that people assume are true.
Focused on women's rights and founded the Hull House.
HINT: Addams, Martineau, Spencer
Jane Addams
HINT: Comte, Durkheim, Mead
Auguste Comte
Many elements of a society exist to benefit the powerful.
The social science that studies customary beliefs and material traits of groups in preliterate societies.
Anthropology.
verstehen
when you try to understand someone by placing yourself in their situation.
Who wrote about Sociology rather than just studying it? Specifically focusing on women.
Harriet Martineau
Who used the 'I' and 'ME' to study interactions of different groups of people?
HINT: Dubois, Weber, Mead
George Herbert Mead
We are guided by what we think others expect of us.
Symbolic Interactionism
Anthropology
Sociological Imagination
The ability to see the link between society and yourself. (The personal use of sociology)
Believed statistical methods and a collective conscience could help us study human groups.
Emile Durkheim
Who coined the term 'Sociological Imagination'?
C. Wright Mills
Social life should be understood from the viewpoint of the individuals involved.
Symbolic Interactionism
Psychology.