*This person will be most remembered for his insistence that behavior must be understood within a larger context, not just in individualistic terms
*He coined the term "anomie"
Emile Durkheim
100
This perspective emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability
Functionalist perspective
100
This concept is an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past. No matter how unique we are, we are also products of our time.
sociological imagination
100
the division of an individual's identity into two or more social realities
double consciousness
100
the study of the social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change
social science
200
*taught students to employ verstehen
*created the concept of an ideal type
Max Weber
200
This perspective assumed that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political representation
Conflict Perspective
200
the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective
anomie
200
*this concept stresses the study of small groups, often through experimental means
*for example, how a teacher's expectations can affect a student's academic performance
microsociology
200
unconscious or unintended functions that may reflect hidden purposes of an institution
latent functions
300
In his analysis of society, he believed that society was fundamentally divided between two classes.
Karl Marx
300
*This perspective sees conflict not merely as a class phenomenon but as a part of everyday life in all societies
*This perspective is interested in how institutions help maintain privileges of some groups and keeps others in a subservient position
Marxist view (under conflict perspective)
300
*the German word for "understanding" or "insight" in intellectual work
*We cannot analyze our social behavior by the same type of objective criteria we use to measure weight or temperature
verstehen
300
this refers to noneconomic goods, such as family background and education, which are reflected in the knowledge of language and the arts
cultural capital
300
This refers to an element or process of a society that may actually disrupt the social system or reduce its stability.
dysfunctions
400
*He conducted research that he hoped would assist in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society
*coined the term double consciousness
W.E.B. DuBois
400
This perspective sees inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization
Feminist perspective
400
a construct or model for evaluating specific cases
ideal type
400
the collective benefit of social networks, which are built on reciprocal trust
social capital
400
the worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas
globalization
500
*Most influential philosopher of the 1800s
*He believed that a theoretical science of society and a systematic investigation of behavior were needed in order to improve society
Auguste Comte
500
This perspective generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole
interactionist perspective
500
*concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations (for example, international crime rates)
macrosociology
500
these functions of institutions are open, stated, and conscious functions. They involve the intended, recognized consequences of an aspect of society.
manifest functions
500
A type of interactionist method where people are seen as theatrical performers