Sociology
- What do Sociologists study?
The Influence of social institutions on human development and Behaviour
- What are roles? What are examples of roles you and others play?
The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation. Student, Sister, Daughter
Define:
- Institution
Organizations or establishments in society
- Hierarchy
Ranking, sometimes connected with power or preference
- Role
A position in society that comes with a perceived status and a set of values/expectations
Role Conflict
Experiencing opposing or conflicting demands of two or more roles
Values
A set of rules or ideals that tell us what is good/bad, desirable/undesirable
Norms
What is considered standard or “normal” behaviour
Deviance
Behaviour that is not considered “normal”
Dysfunctional
Not/Not completely functioning
Assimilationist
The practice or ideology of assimilation -the absorption of minorities by majorities
- Major Schools of Thought (Definitions and big ideas)
Functionalism
Functionalism in sociology sees the parts of components of a cohesive whole.
Neo-Marxism
Neo-Marxism calls into question the predominance of the economic system and the relationship between owners and workers.
Feminism (Four Perspectives)
Feminism broadly to the theories and movements for women’s rights and liberation.
Inclusionism
Strives to include all people in the perspective,research in order to be truly representative
Symbolic Interactionism
symbolic interaction theory that the meaning we ascribe to objects, processes, ideas, concepts and systems is subjective.