Social Sciences
Social Theorist
Key Vocab
Sociological Approaches
Misc.
100
It's the social science which studies the human mental and emotional process. 

What is Psychology? 

100

This theorist was the first major Social Conflict theorist. They focused on the conflict between those who owned the means of production and those who were the means of production. 

Who is Karl Marx? 

100

This is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. 

What is a society? 

100

These are the three theoretical approaches which frame sociological thinking. 

What is Structural-Functional Approach, Social Conflict Approach, and Symbolic-Interaction Approach? 

100

This theorist created the idea of "Sociological Imagination".

Who is C. Wright Mills?

200

It's the study of organization, administration, history, and theory of government. 

What is Political Science? 

200

This theorist was known as the "Father of Sociology". 

Who is Emile Durkheim?

200

This is the systematic study of human society and social interaction. 

What is Sociology? 

200

This approach views society as a complex system whose parts wok together to promote solidarity and stability. 

What is Structural-Functional Approach?

200

This is any relatively stable pattern of social behavior. 

What is Social Structure? 

300

This is the study of production, distribution, and consumption of goods & services. 

What is Economics?

300

This theorist advocated for women's' suffrage and rights. 

Who is Jane Addams? 

300

This is the tendency to judge other cultures in terms of your own values and customs. 

What is ethnocentrism?

300

This approach sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change. 

What is Social Conflict Approach? 

300

This theorist created the "Ideal Type". A list of characteristics a society or piece of society should have. 

Who is Max Weber? 

400

This social science studies ancient people and cultures (preliterate)

What is anthropology? 

400

This theorist argued that individuals were shaped by their environment. (Nurture not nature) 

Who is Margaret Mean? 

400

This is the idea that actions by individuals, even small ones, effect others around them, and then in turn effect society. 

What is the Ripple Effect?

400

This approach sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals. 

What is the Symbolic-Interaction Approach?

400

This is a social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society. 

What is Social Dysfunction? 

500

These seven fields of study make up the seven social sciences. 

What are sociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, political science, geography, and history. 

500

This theorist created the idea of functionalism. 

Who is Emile Durkheim? 

500

This is the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society. 

What is Social Imagination?

500

These are the recognized and unrecognized consequences of any social pattern. 

What are Manifest and Latent Functions. 

500

This is the idea that African Americans are required to consider not only their view of themselves but also the view that the world, particularly whites, has of them during all parts of life. 

What is Dual Consciousness?