Sociology Terms and Theories
This is the scientific and systematic study of groups and group interactions, societies and social
interactions, from small and personal groups to very large groups.
What is sociology
Sociologists use this, an interpretative framework to increase understanding of societies and social interactions, as well as gather evidence and data
What is the scientific method
Aspects of culture that consists of the ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society that cannot be touched are considered these.
This refers to a group of people who live in a definable community and share the same culture.
What is a society
Although not always a crime, this is a violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
What is deviance
Sociologist C. Wright Mills described as an awareness of the relationship between a person’s behavior and experience and the wider
culture that shaped the person’s choices and perceptions. I
What is the social imagination
After forming a question, the next step in the scientific method is to research these
What are existing sources/literature review
These are are patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies.
What are cultural universals
The earliest type of society consisted of these two roles
What are hunters and gatherers
Émile Durkheim believed that deviance is a necessary part of a successful society; this is because he focused on this type of social theory
What is functionalism
This theories focuses on the way each part of society
functions together to contribute
to the functioning of the whole
What is structural functionism
If your hypothesis states that the greater the availability of affordable housing, the lower the
homeless rate, the affordable housing is this type of variable.
What is an independent variable.
This is used to encourage conformity to cultural norms or rules.
What is social control
According to Charles Horton Cooley, these typse of groups are fairly small and aremade up of individuals who generally engage face-to-face in long-term emotional ways.
What are primary groups
What is decreased
This theory focus on the way inequities and
inequalities contribute to social,
political, and power differences
and how they perpetuate power.
What is conflict theory
This type of data collections gathers information from subjects who respond to a series of questions about
behaviors and opinions, often in the form of a questionnaire or an interview
What is a survey
This refers to the promotion and increase of interactions between different regions and populations around the globe resulting in the integration of markets and interdependence of nations fostered through trade.
What is globalization
This is the process through which people are taught to be proficient members of a society. It
describes the ways that people come to understand societal norms and expectations, to accept society’s beliefs, and to be aware of societal values.
What is socialization
Social control often uses these, either positive or negative, so unsure a certain outcome within society
What are sanctions
A micro-level theory that focuses on the relationships among individuals within a
society.
The American Sociological Association, or ASA, maintains this—formal guidelines for conducting sociological research—consisting of principles and ethical standards to be used in the discipline.
What is the Code of Ethics
Sociologists distinguish subcultures from these, which reject some of the larger culture’s norms
and values.
What are counter cultures
Charles Cooley asserted that people’s self understanding is constructed, in part, by their perception of how others view them—a
process termed as this
What is 'the looking glass self'
Running a red light when no one is around is considered this type of crime.
What is a victimless crime