Sociology Basics
The study of interactions among people living together in a society and their actions, beliefs, and behaviours in order to understand the society.
What is Sociology?
concluded that women were marginalized, deprived of power, and without equal membership in society.
What is Feminist Theory?
The father of sociology
Who is Auguste Comte?
the continuous process in which an individual learns behavior patterns, skills and values appropriate for their social world.
what is socialization?
with whom one is emotionally attached, has strong ties to, and where conformity is expected
What is a Primary Group?
teacher, learner, representative, business person, parent
What are roles?
a society is stable when social institutions (family, religion, politics, schools, etc.) meet the needs of its citizens.
What is Structural Functionalism?
his philosophy is referred to as social darwinism
Who is Herbert Spencer?
The factors and institutions of society that teach people how to behave "normally" in a particular society.
what are agents of socialization?
a formal gathering of people where an individual's worth is measured by their contribution to the group goal
What is a Secondary Group?
The study of small groups and individuals within a society
What is Microsociology?
society is grounded on inequality and competition over scarce resources that ultimately result in conflict, which often inspires social change.
What is conflict theory?
used the term Verstehem (empathetic understanding) to describe how social scientists should study human action.
Who is Max Weber?
the most important institution in the process of socialization
What is family?
is a special benefit or advantage that is available only to certain people or groups.
An approach of sociology that analyzes social systems on a large scale
What is Macrosociology?
the individual is at the centre of understanding society, since social values and roles are formed by individual interpretation. An individual creates a sense of self by the reactions of others.
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
Studied race relations, his work was influential in the civil rights movement
Who is W.E.B Dubois?
this agent of socialization teaches us skills related to customer service
What is the workplace?
social phenomenon that involves the unintentional domination of non-dominant groups in society by powerful dominant groups and occurs on individual, cultural, and structural levels.
What is oppression?
Holding the door for someone behind you, taking off shoes to enter a house, saying "bless you" when someone sneezes
What are norms?
the sociologist associated with structural functionalism
Who is Emile Durkheim?
Believed that Amercian democracy was hypocritical
Who is Harriet Martineau?
socialization for behavior determined to be unacceptable, the laws to be followed
What is the justice system?
the shortcomings an individual experiences in his or her financial status provide a reason to resent groups in society that may appear to have greater access to wealth and prosperity.
What is Frustration-Aggression Theory?