Vocabulary Terms
An organized collection of symbols used for communication.
Language
This early philosopher and sociologist is most famous for his theory of Communism.
Karl Marx
While all social sciences look at humans from a different perspective, Sociology focus on studying human _____.
Society
Conflict theories focus on inherent power struggles existing in societies. The earliest such theory, associated with Karl Marx, saw the conflict as being about _____.
(Socio-economic) class
A hat that a culture considers traditional
Artifact
The belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation.
Positivism
The very early French philosopher is often called "The father of Sociology"
Auguste Comte
This is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Psychology
Emile Durkheim argued that all social institutions that were universal, even negative ones like crime, served a purpose for a "healthy" society. Which paradigm is this?
Structural Functionalism
Holding the door open for someone trying to get into an elevator.
Norm
Any physical object clearly tied to a particular culture.
Artifact
W.E.B. DuBois
The focus of this social science is to examine the principles, organizations, and operation of the government.
Political Science
The founder of the functionalist perspective in sociology.
Emile Durkheim
Generally speaking, these are physical items representing abstract concepts.
Symbols
The process by which elements of culture gradually move into others, changing as they do so.
Diffusion
This sociologist coined the term "survival of the fittest" and was inspired by Charles Darwin.
Herbert Spencer
This social sciences studies how people buy and sell goods and services.
Economics
As opposed to having a positivist philosophy, Symbolic interactionism is more likely to be _______
Interpretivism
Most, but not all, of these are spoken verbally.
Languages
Understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the places of others.
Verstehen
This Sociologist coined the term "Verstehen" to describe a deep, intuitive understanding of a personals society or culture.
Max Weber
The comparative study of past and present cultures.
Anthropology
Founder of the conflict perspective in sociology
Karl Marx
The belief that you should always be loyal to a friend, no matter what.
Value