Lesson 2
The study of social stability and order
What is social statics?
Those who work for the bourgeoisie and are paid just enough to live
What are proletariats?
A set of assumptions about an area of study
What is theoretical perspective?
emphasizes conflict, competition, change, and constraint within a society
What is conflict perspective?
The study of social change
What is social dynamics?
Those who own capital
What are capitalists?
Emphasizes the contributions (functions) of each part of a societ
What is functionalism?
The ability to control the behavior of others-who get the largest share of whatever is considered valuable
What is power?
Those who own the means for producing wealth in industrial society
What is the bourgeoisie?
Understanding the social behavior of others by putting yourself mentally in their places.
What is verstehen?
Intended and recognized functions
What is manifest functions?
A perspective that focuses on the actual interaction among people
What is symbolic interactionism?
Social interdependency based on a web of highly specialized roles
What is organic solidarity?
The mind-set that emphasizes the use of knowledge, reason, and planning
What is rationalization?
Unintended and unrecognized functions
What is latent functions?
This approach depicts human interaction as a theatrical performance
What is dramaturgy?
A clash between the bourgeoisie, who controlled the means for producing wealth, and the proletariat, who labored for them
What is class conflict?
Widespread consensus of values and beliefs, strong social pressures for conformity, and dependence on tradition and family.
What is mechanical solidarity?
What elements that have negative consequences result in
What is dysfunction?
Bonus: The ability to see the link between society and self
What is sociological imagination?