Sociology exam #1

Wright Mills (the sociological imagination)

The ability to see impact of cultural and historical processes on our lives and recognizes solutions by changing social institution.

C.W. Mills

Ou and personal characteristics r thought, actions, and feelings to understand societal forces and characteristics  

Sociology and the individual

Social circumstances affect actions, demographics affect choices and opportunities

Society influences

Influences our thoughts, behavior, and perspective

Social institutions

It means having roles, groups and organizations (family, education, economy, religion)

Primary group

Only a few people, strong bond,

Secondary groups

Formal, impersonal, organized

Role strain

When someone lacks the resources to refill the role

Role conflict

When people feet the need to do the role

Macro level

How society influences individuals

Micro level

How interactions between individuals reflected the perspective of others

Assumption of functionalism

Social institution that work together to maintain stability, order, and solidarity 

Assumption of conflict perspective

Groups are competitive wealth, power, eta) but does not have social harmony 

Assumption of symbolic interaction

Situation based on past history and experiences

The social construction of knowledge

Its facts, knowledge, and truth are shared, affirmed, and changed by members of a society ex: images that people see in different colors

The bases of reality

True or real is based on cultural construction which is from one historical period to another.

Self fulfilling prophecy

When something is meant to be true because we make it true

Incorrigible propositions,

When something is claimed that is true, but many people don't to believe its true 

Functionalist perspective

Things that are important and come to our attention

Conflict perspectives

Certain groups or people that are influential in defining reality than others.

Casual research

Things we do everyday or observing our surroundings 

Empirical research

Its systematic, controlled observation, and structured

Quantitative

Research that's based on numerical data that uses statistical amylases

Qualitative

Research that's based on numerical info that describes social life, text, written, words, etc