TAMU Sociology Exam 3 Review

What is an extended family?

More than two generations in one household (includes grandparents)

What is a nuclear family?

No more than two generations under one household (excludes grandparents)

What is endogamy?

Choosing someone similar to you

What is exogamy?

Choosing someone different from you

What is monogamy?

Committing to one partner

What is polygamy?

Having multiple partners at once

What is serial monogamy?

Committing to one person at a time but having several over a period of time

What is matriarchy?

Women have the power

What is patriarchy?

Men have the power

What is the Ideal of Egalitarianism?

All people are fundamentally equal

Politics and Tradition-directed

most people were indifferent about politics, not caring because it made no difference (they couldn’t vote)

Politics and Inner-directed

more moralizers then indifference, tend to get involved in politics if it affects your self-interest

Politics and Other-directed

tend to become indifferent because we complain about politics and interested but do not vote or take action

Inside-Dopesterism

Cares about the inside information over the effects and wants to have the right opinion based on what most others think.

What is the overall trend of birth rates in the western world?

Declining

What is Durkheims definition of religion

There is a concept between sacred vs profane, as long as it unifies a body of people its considered a religion

For Max Weber all religions begin with what?

Charismatic authority figure

Karl Marx thought of religion and promoted the idea of what?

Freedom from religion

Example of Religion with “R”

Catholics

Example of religion with “r”

Aggie traditions

Example of a Cathedral of Consumption

Kyle Field, Made consuming also be a religion “r”

When you are prohibited from walking on the grass at the MSC what is that an example of?

small r

What is American Civil religion?

The religious-like beliefs and practices that shape American identity, blending patriotism and faith. (sacred)

Monuments that the American Civil religion states?

Lincoln monument, flag codes, and the phrase “in god we trust”

What is an example of fake sincerity?

Chick-fil-a workers saying “my pleasure”

Footnote from Riesman (question will come from this)

Abraham Lincoln fired General Mc something because he was incompetent and he hired General Grant. Even though Grant was an alcoholic he was competent

What did the footnote from Riesman represent?

How the inner-directed prefers competence instead of sincerity

True or False? The other-directed prefers to give up competence in exchange for sincerity.

True

What is Indignation?

Anger at the unfairness of something

What is Curdled Indignation?

Showing others how angry you (doing it for display)

True or False? Riesman had a PhD

False, never had one

Who invented the term “The Sick Role”

Talcott Parsons

Example of entering the sick role

Knowing they are sick, seeking medical attention, wanting to get better, and following the doctors advice

Example of not entering the sick role

Tina Turner had high blood pressure, didn’t take medication prescribed by doctor, and got kidney/liver disease and died.

What category of people most enter the sick role?

Women

What was the phrase that Marx used to label religion?

opium of the masses

According to Weber what was the worst sin for the original protestants?

Wasting time

What kind of childhood did Riesman have?

Lonely and unhappy

What was Riesmans goal when teaching?

To evoke curiosity

which social type from Riesman has the hardest challenge in becoming autonomous?

Other-directed

Conformist Tradition-directed

carrying down the legacy, Ex: Family of Shepherds where future career is based on family

Conformist Inner-directed

Workaholic, no wasting time

Conformist Other-directed

On every social media platform, is heavily influenced, and does what everyone else is doing

What is maladjustment?

Trying to conform but cannot

Maladjustment Tradition-directed

Woman who jumped down a well and killed herself because of an arranged marriage

Maladjustment Inner-directed

seen as lazy

Maladjustment Other-directed

not having any social media and drops out of the grid, seen as weird

What is autonomy?

Having the ability to conform but chooses not to

Autonomy Tradition-directed

children don’t want an arranged marriage after moving to America while parents want to arrange a marriage, parents disown and the child marries who they want.

Autonomy Inner-directed

Realizes they don’t want to be a workaholic anymore so they set their own schedule

Fun fact about Erik Erikson

Not his real name

According to Eriksons theory, what stage are we currently in?

Identity stage

What did Erikson think you needed to be able to get out of the identity stage successfully?

Moratorium

According to Veblen modern schools and universities are moving into the direction of what?

Conspicuous consumption

According to Weber schools are becoming more what?

Bureaucratic, less emphasis on students and faculty

What are Captains of Consumption?

Holding people on a pedestal based on what they wear, eat, and say instead of competence. NOT LEADERS and tied to other-directed

What are Captains of Industry?

Looking up to people who build things and respect for actual competence. tied to the inner-directed

Fun fact about C. Wright Mills

He was an aggie

What is the concept associated with C. Wright Mills?

Power elite

What is the Indian tribe that Riesman found that his students compared Americans to?

Kwakiutis (K people)

Why was the clip of Barney and friends shown?

Lack of autonomy

What is Megalopolis?

The merging of large cities to create a “mega” city

What is demography?

Statistical study of human populations

Prediction of the demographic of transition

Low birth rates and low death rates