SOC 210 - Chapter 1: Introduction to Sociology

Sociological Imagination

our own and others behavior in relation to wider culture

Figuration

simultaneously analyzing behavior and society shaping behavior

Auguste Comte

“Father of Sociology”

Reform for poverty and education, France

Positivism

Study of social patterns coined by Comte

Karl Marx

Communist Manifesto

Inequality under capitalism, proletariat and bourgeois lead to revolt

Against Comtes positivism(which claimed struggle was necessary)

Conflict Theory

Herbert Spencer

Survival of the Fittest, believed market forces should govern economy

Anti Marx and Comte

Functionalist

Emile Durkheim

Founder of modern sociology

Social integration and the study of social facts.

society's collective norms and values in shaping individual behavior.

Functionalist

Max Weber

Link between protestantism and rise of capitalism “Protestant Work Ethic”

Conflict Theory

Anti Positivism

Idea that science cannot be used to understand social patterns

Max Weber

Foundation of Qualitative vs Quantitative Sociology

Anti-Positivism vs Positivism

Verstehen

Outsiders to a social world attempt to see it from an inside perspective to understand social behavior.

Max Weber

W.E.B Dubois

Niagara Movement, NAACP

George Herbert Mead

Sense of self impacted by society

“Significant Other” vs “General Other”

Symbolic Interactionism

Grand Theories

Attempt to explain large scale relationships/fundamentals

Dynamic Equilibrium

Functionalism

All functions work together for stable society

Manifest Functions

Predictable consequences

Latent Functions

Unpredictable consequences

Critical Theory

A framework that critiques society and seeks to expose power structures, emphasizing the role of ideology and culture in maintaining social inequality.

Dramaturgical Analysis

A sociological perspective that views social interactions as performances, where individuals play roles and manage impressions in various social contexts.

Symbolic Interactionism

Constructivism

Reality is constructed by humans through social interactions and experiences, emphasizing the importance of context and perspective in shaping understanding.

Paradigm

Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.

Weber’s proposal of antipositivism influenced sociological researchers to ______ while examining different social worlds.

Gain a subjective understanding of human cultural norms

Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process, arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy’s argument fall under?

Conflict Theory

Political science teacher Mr. Jones asks his students to study how social media can influence public opinion by “following” famous activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter. While reading and exchanging each other’s Tweets, some classmates became close friends. The first is an example of the project’s ____ function, the second is an example of the project’s _____ function.

manifest; latent

After weeks of protest in Zuccotti Park, NYC’s “Occupy Wall Street” divided into two camps: one composed of higher income protestors, and one composed of lower-income protesters. A ______ would be most interested in the relationship and nature of day-to- day exchanges between the two groups.

Symbolic interactionist

Please define C. Wright Mill’s sociological imagination.

How individuals understand their own and others’ pasts in relation to history and social structure.

Sociology is defined as the:

study of society and social behavior.

Verstehen is defined by the text as:

To understand in a deep way.