3 Approaches
Lenski's 4 Stages
Contributors
Theories
Smörgåsbord
100
A framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change
What is social conflict?
100
This simple and egalitarian way of life is the oldest and most basic way of living
What is hunting and gathering?
100
This psychologist's model of personality was comprised of the id, ego, and superego.
Who is Freud?
100
Situations defined as real become real in their consequences.
What is the Thomas Theorem or the Self-fulfilling Prophecy?
100
Prostitution and gambling are widely regarded as examples of this type of crime.
What are victimless crimes?
200
A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
What is structural-functional?
200
Pushed aside traditional cultural values, made schooling necessary, and weakened human community
What is industrialization?
200
Max Weber believed that the "Protestant Work Ethic" encouraged this.
What is capitalism?
200
According to Robert Merton’s strain theory, people, including alcoholics and drug addicts, who "drop out" of society are called this.
What are retreatists?
200
This ratio of violent crimes in the U.S. are committed by men.
What is 4/5?
300
A framework for building theory that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals
What is symbolic-interaction?
300
The use of hand tools to raise crops and the domestication of animals
What is horticulture and pastoralism?
300
This economist argued for social change through social conflict and revolution
Who is Karl Marx?
300
The Harlows' research found that this led to permanent developmental damage in both monkeys and humans.
What is long-term social isolation?
300
An individual person's fairly consistent pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling.
What is personality?
400
A study of how sports reflect social inequality
What is social-conflict?
400
“Dawn of Civilization” because of inventions
What is agriculture?
400
Durkheim studied suicide and found that this group had the highest suicide rates because of their lower social integration.
What is unmarried, white, men (WASPs)?
400
The most difficult transition in married life is typically this.
What is the death of a spouse?
400
The percentage of their waking hours that U.S. children spend in school
What is 13%?
500
Billy, a Catholic, and Jahan, a Hindu, discuss religion on the train ride to work.
What is symbolic-interaction?
500
Historical changes (the 4 stages) in culture have been brought about by new technology
What is sociocultural evolution?
500
The stage in Piaget's model of cognitive development when individuals first use language and other symbols, attach meanings only to specific experiences and objects, and lack abstract concepts
What is the pre-operational stage?
500
Some people carry on loud cell phone conversations in public while some people find this practice obnoxious and rude. The problem is rooted in developments in technology and is an example of this.
What is cultural lag?
500
After World War II, this provided college funds to veterans.
What is the G.I. Bill?