Intro to Sociology and Sociological Imagination

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Sociology
________ is more the examination of a larger picture and the effects of external forces.
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Habitual practices
________ are simultaneously a result of social rules and of individual flourishes.
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Anomie
________ (Durkheim): Lack of moral regulation or common social rules leading to social isolation and anxiety.
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sui generis
Society is ________: objective reality that is irreducible to the individuals that compose it.
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Socialization
________: process by which people learn the "rules "of a functioning society.
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Environmental changes
________ can have impact on the individual.
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Foundational sociology
________ was written by a conservative man.
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Alienation
________ (Marx): the dehumanizing sense that one's society is opposed to individual human interest.
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Agency
________: the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
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Cultural capital
________ refers to nonmaterial goods such as educational credentials, types of knowledge and expertise, verbal skills, and aesthetic preferences that can be converted into economic capital.
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American Dream
________ works (or is thought to work) on the foundation of a meritocracy → people who work harder must be on top.
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Habitus
________ refers to the deeply ingrained habits, skills and dispositions we possess due to our life experiences.
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Sociology
________ discusses power and how it comes to be but also examines other behavior.
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American Dream
The structure of the ________ and american society makes it prohibitive to certain groups of people.
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