Intro to Sociology and Sociological Imagination

Sociology

Sociology

________ is more the examination of a larger picture and the effects of external forces.

Habitual practices

________ are simultaneously a result of social rules and of individual flourishes.

Anomie

________ (Durkheim): Lack of moral regulation or common social rules leading to social isolation and anxiety.

sui generis

Society is ________: objective reality that is irreducible to the individuals that compose it.

Socialization

________: process by which people learn the "rules "of a functioning society.

Environmental changes

________ can have impact on the individual.

Foundational sociology

________ was written by a conservative man.

Alienation

________ (Marx): the dehumanizing sense that one's society is opposed to individual human interest.

Agency

________: the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.

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.

American Dream

________ works (or is thought to work) on the foundation of a meritocracy → people who work harder must be on top.

Habitus

________ refers to the deeply ingrained habits, skills and dispositions we possess due to our life experiences.

Sociology

________ discusses power and how it comes to be but also examines other behavior.

American Dream

The structure of the ________ and american society makes it prohibitive to certain groups of people.