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11195294760Emile DurkheimWho studied Suicide?0
11195294761Social SolidarityRefers to the degree to which group members share beliefs and values and 2 the intensity and frequency of their interaction1
11195294762Altruistic suicideHigh social solidarity sucide2
11195294763Altruistic SuicideDurkheim said high social solidarity setings3
11195294764Egoistic suicide, anomic suicideDurkheim's term on low social solidarity4
11195294765reasons for increased suicide ratesChurch attendance is down, unemployment, increased rate of divorce5
11195294766Social structuresrelatively stable patterns of social relations6
11195294767Microstructures, macrostructures, global structuresThree levels of social structure7
11195294768MicrostructuresPatterns of relatively intimate social relations formed during face to face interaction. family, friends, work people8
11195294769Macrostructurespatterns of social relations that lie outside and above your circle of intimates and acquaintances: classes, power systems9
11195294770Patriarchysystem of economic and political inequality between men and women10
11195294771Global StructuresPatterns of social relations that lie outside and above the national level: international organizations, worldwide travel, communication and relations between countries11
11195294772Sociological ImaginationC. Wright Mills (1959) named...12
11195294773Sociological ImaginationAbility to see connection between personal troubles and social structures13
11195294774Scientific revolution, democratic revolution, industrial revolutionOrigins of the social imagination14
11195294775Scientific RevolutionBegan in 1550- view that sound conclusion about working of society must be based on solid evidence, not just speculations15
11195294776Democratic Revolutionbegan in 1750 - suggested people are responsible for organizing society and human intervention can solve social problems16
11195294777Industrial RevolutionMost important event in world history since the development of agriculture and cities, large scale application of science and tech to industrial processes, creation of factories, and formation of working class17
11195294778Auguste ComteWho coined the term "sociology"18
11195294779Auguste Comtetried to place the study of society on scientific foundations19
11195294780Herbert SpencerSecond founder of sociology20
11195294781Herbert SpencerWho was influenced by Darwin, societies operate according to scientific laws, and thought societies evolved the same way biological species do.21
11195294782Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max WeberThree sociology giants22
11195294783Theories, research, valuesWhat 3 tools did the three giants come up with23
11195294784functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionismMajor theoretical traditions in sociology:24
11195294785FunctionalismStresses that human behaviour is governed by relatively stable social structures. Focus' on MACRO structures It underlines how social structures maintain or undermind social stability. social structures are based mainly on shared values or preferences. Re-establishing equilibrium can best solve most social problems25
11195294786Conflict theoryWhere did Karl Marx stand in according to theories26
11195294787FunctionalismWhere did Emile Durkheim stand according to theories27
11195294788Talcott ParsonsNorth Americas leading functionalism teacher28
11195294789Conflict theoryGenerally focuses on large Macrolevel structures and shows how major patterns of inequality in society produce social stability in some circumstances and social change in other29
11195294790Class conflictthe struggle between classes to resist and overcome the opposition of other classes30
11195294791Max WeberWho found flaws in the conflict theory?31
11195294792Symbolic interactionismfocuses on interaction in MICROlevel social settings and emphasizes that adequate explanation of social behaviour requires understanding the subjective meanings people attach to their social cirumstance32
11195294793George Herbert MeadThe founder of Symbolic Interactionism33
11195294794Social ConstructionismArgues that apparently natural or innate features of life are often sustained by social processes that vary historically and culturally34
11195294795Queer theoryArgues that peoples sexual identities and performances are so different that labels like male, female, gay and lesbian fail to capture the sexual instability that characterize the lives of many people35
11195294796Feminist theoryClaims that patriarchy is at least as important as class inequality in determining a person's opportunities in life. male domination is not by biological necessity but by structures of power and social convention. patriarchy in both MIRCO and MARCO levels. Gender inequality should be changed to benefit all36
11195294797Harriet MartineauWho was the first female sociologist37
11195294798Harriet MartineauWho translated Comte into english?38
11195294799GlobalizationThe process by which formerly separate economies, states and cultures become tied together and people become increasingly aware of their growing interdependence39
11195294800Postindustrial Revolutionrefers to technology driven shift from manufacturing to service industries and the consequences of that shift for all human activities40
11195294801Dysfunctional ConsequencesEffects of social structures that create social instability41
11195294802Manifest Functionsare visible and intended effects of social structures42
11195294803Latent functionsare invisible and unintended effects of social structures43
11195294804Protestant ethicis the belief that religious doubts can be reduced, and a state of grace ensured, if people work diligently and live ascetically. According to Weber, this belief had unintended effect of increasing savings and investment and thus stimulating capitalist growth44
11195294805TheoriesTentative explanations of some aspect of social life that state how and why certain facts are related45
11195294806ResearchIs the process of systematically observing reality to assess the validity of a theory46
11195294807Valuesare ideas about what is good and bad, right and wrong47
11195294808Macrostructure theoriesFunctionalism, Conflict theory, Feminist theory48
11195294809Microstructure theoriesSymbolic Interactionism, Feminist theory49
11195294810TimelineHarriet Martineau(1823-68), Auguste Comte(1838), Karl Marx(1848), Emile Durkheim(1897), Max Weber(1922), George Herbert Mead(1934), Talcott Parsons(1951), C. Wright Mills(1956), Erving Goffman(1959)50
11195294811Sociological PerspectiveAnalyzes the connection between personal troubles and three levels of social strucutres51
11195294812postindustrial revolution, globalization, equality, freedomWhat are the main influences on sociology today?52
11195294813Looking glass theoryCharles Cooley's theory53
11195294814Looking glass theoryIndividual gains identity through how they are seen through society54

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