Show SOC 1111 Intro Sociology Minnesota State Community and Technical - Detroit The systematic study of the relationship between
individuals and society and the consequences of difference We live in a country that emphasizes? The individual and tends to look for reasons for action adn events "within the individual" i.e. Psychology The consequences of difference how resouces are distributed and the consequences of those distributions One of sociology's main tasks is to? Reveal and report the degree of social inequality Condition in which members of society have differing amounts of wealth,
prestige, or power Wealth, prestige, and/or power will effect the amount of? Valuable resources (jobs education) someone will have. How do sociologists look at the world? 1). Look for the
general in the particular What does it mean when sociologists look for the general in the particular? General pattern of behavior of a particular group or category of people. Common occurencies. How people act What does it mean when sociologists look at the "strange-ness" in the familiar Require we look at things like an outsider would. What does it mean when sociologists examine personal choice in a social context? How can society affect individual choices Durkheims research on suicide -Looked at rates
of suicide in the mid 1800's in England, France, and Denmark Who did Durkheim claim was at higher risk for suicide? Men, Prodistent, and Single What are the four
types of suicde Durkheim came up with? 1. Altruistic Too much integration into a society or group. Ex. Lose all their own identity. Connection to group is stronger than to themselves. Not enough integration into a society or group. Not enough regulations. New norms or rules. Too much regulation. No life of ones own. Ex. Prision, slavery Personal needs, problems, or difficulties that can be explained only in terms of personal shortcomings A matter that can only be explained by factors outside an individuals control and immediate envirorment C. Writes Mills. Study of physical features of nature and the ways they interact and change Study of the social features of humans and the ways they interact and change A statement of how and why specific facts are related in order to explain social behavior heory
building is the process of? Linking facts to create meaning and understanding To build a theory, sociologists are guided by one of three main approaches or perspectives 1. Functionalist perspective Functionalist perspective Emphasizes that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability From a functionalist perspective society is view as? Vast network of conected parts, each of which helps to maintain the system as a whole Key words in a functionalist perspective? Cohesion, balance, solidarity Early structural/functionalists: Comte, Durkheim, SPencer, Merton, and
Parsons. Sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and changes Conflict perspective emphasizes? The distribution of power and allocation of resources Conflict
perspective investigates? How factors such as social class, race, gener, ethnicity, and ages are linked unequal distribution of resources Conflict perspective studies how people on top strive to? Protect their privileges while the disadvantaged try to gain more for
themselves Conflict perspective considers how? Status quo is established and maintained, and who benefits and who suffers from existing system Early conflict theorists? Interactionist
Perspective? Sees society s the product of everyday interactions of individuals Interactionist perspective sees human beings as? Creatures who live in a world of symbols, attaching meaning to everything Interactionists Perspective views reality as? How we define our surroundings, our obligations, even how we see ourselves Interactionists perspective views society as? A complex, ever-changing mosaic of subjective meanings nteractionist Perspective relates us to? Actors on a stage as we play our various roles Early Interactionist theorists George H, Mead, Erving Goffman Sought to establish a science of society that would reveal basic "laws of society" Wrote the frist book on sociolgical theory -Emphasized the significance of social order Loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior becomes ineffective. Emphasized the significance of power and control over resources Loss of control over our creative human capacity to produce,
seperation from products we make, and isolation from fellow workers Argued that who has power not only determined by social class and ownership or material resources but also by social status and organizational resources Combined emphasis on analysis of everyday lived experience with commitment to investigating power and inequality based on race Early Feminist Ida Wells-Barnett used her analysis of society to? Which sociological perspective would argue that laws reinforce the positions of those in power?Which sociological perspective would argue that laws reinforce the positions of those in power? functionalists. All of the answers are correct.
Which of the following is a functionalist perspective quizlet?Which of the following is a functionalist perspective? Society is structured to maintain stability.
What is a perspective in sociology?Theories in sociology provide us with different perspectives with which to view our social world. A perspective is simply a way of looking at the world. A theory is a set of interrelated propositions or principles designed to answer a question or explain a particular phenomenon; it provides us with a perspective.
What is the sociological perspective quizlet?sociological perspective. the ability to see the general in the particular. this perspective directs one to see the link between the societal or social content (the general) and the behavior of individuals (the particular) sociology. the systematic study of human society and social interaction.
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Which sociological perspective emphasizes the distribution of power and the allocation of resources?
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