SOCI 110 Test I Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards derived from the SOCI 110 Test I Study Guide covering perspectives, theorists, economic systems, and reader articles.

Functionalism

A core sociological perspective analyzed alongside symbolic interactionist and conflict perspectives in SOCI 110.

Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

A sociological perspective evaluated in SOCI 110 Test I and applied in articles within the Social Issues Reader.

Conflict Perspective

A theoretical perspective in sociology examined on Test I and applied to readings in the Social Issues Reader.

Karl Marx

A social theorist whose basic argument addresses the importance of the economy on social life and who developed the concept of alienated labor.

Alienated Labor

A concept associated with Karl Marx regarding labor and the economic system's impact on social life.

Product Cycles

Economic cycles whose affect on economic development in the Global South is evaluated in SOCI 110.

Social Structure

A factor used and debated by social scientists alongside individual agency in determining people's life course.

Individual Agency

A concept debated by social scientists alongside social structure regarding its influence on determining people's life course.

Power

A fundamental sociological concept listed for definition and analysis on the Test I study guide.

Authority

A concept formulated by Max Weber and analyzed in connection with his use of typologies.

Typologies

Analytical classifications used by Max Weber alongside his concept of authority.

Globalization

A central concept in SOCI 110 examined through multiple definitions, perspectives, and readings.

Mechanical Solidarity

A concept formulated by Emile Durkheim to describe social integration, analyzed alongside organic solidarity.

Organic Solidarity

A concept formulated by Emile Durkheim regarding social integration, contrasted with mechanical solidarity.

Modern Labor Conditions

The four specific conditions encountered by labor in modern economies: mobility, segmentation, discipline, and resistance.

Merchantalism

The historical economic system that served as the initial stage prior to the Industrial Revolution and the Rise of the Corporation in Robbins Chapter 3.

Industrial Revolution

The transition phase between Merchantalism and the Rise of the Corporation described in Chapter 3 of Robbins.

Rise of the Corporation

The historical economic outcome following Merchantalism and the Industrial Revolution discussed in Robbins Chapter 3.

Role of Money

The specific function and significance that money plays within the culture of capitalism.

Core

A regional category in World System theory alongside periphery and semi-periphery.

Periphery

A regional economic designation in World System theory alongside core and semi-periphery.

Semi-periphery

A structural position in World System theory evaluated alongside core and periphery.

Economic Liberalism

An economic framework advocating the free market, analyzed for its primary tenets, strengths, and weaknesses.

War as a metaphor

An article written by Ron Wilson in the Social Issues Reader (pp. 3-23).

Globaloney!

An article written by Nikitah Imani appearing in the Social Issues Reader (pp. 3-23).

Global Poverty

An article written by Daina Eglitis featured in the Social Issues Reader (pp. 3-23).