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Introduction and History of Sociology
Terminology (Not multiple choice, but worth more)
Key Sociological Folks
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3 Major Perspectives
Origins of Sociology
1. A large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations is called:
society
3. The ability to see the relationship between individual (I) experiences and the larger society (nation).
Sociological Imagination
4. The systematic (organized) study of human society and social interaction
(communication).
• sociology
5. Forrest Gump looks at how historical events impact normal events in an individual’s life. Generally people do not realize what happens until after it is done. What is this known as:
Sociological Imagination
6. In this event, the unfairness of the class system was questioned and many royals were executed
French Revolution
7. In the origins of sociology, Europeans had been successful in obtaining (conquering) colonies and were introduced to different cultures by doing this.
Travel
8. In the origins of sociology, enlightenment (life, liberty, etc.) in part inspired this event
American Revolution
9. These occurrences, such as Newton’s laws explaining the movement of everything visible in the universe (from planets to buildings), help advance sociology.
Advances in Natural Sciences
10. This event included masses of people moved to the cities in search of work and were met with overcrowding, filth, and poverty
Industrial Revolution
11. This perspective involves the constraint (limits) and coercion (intimidation) of some members by others usually in the form of the discrimination of minorities
Conflict
12. This perspective states that people’s interpretation or definition of a items such as the American flag are based on the meaning they learned from others
Symbolic Interaction
13. This perspective seeks to be a stable, orderly system and states most aspects of society contribute to society’s well being
Structural (Functionalism)
14. This perspective states that we need Societal Consensus (Agreement) such as a common set of values, beliefs, behavioral expectations for society to work
Structural (Functionalism)
16. This sociologist was a functionalist and coined Phrase “Survival of the Fittest”. He was opposed to social reform and believed in the lower and higher forms of society.
• Herbert Spencer
17. This person believed that the struggle between social classes is a major force in history and eventually society will have no classes
Karl Marx
18. This sociologist was concerned with the social position of African-Americans in US society andused statistics to examine racial discrimination against blacks.
W.E.B. DuBois
19. This sociologist was the first to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1931) as an American sociologist and pioneered the study of social problems in Chicago.
Jane Addams
21. This sociologist discussed the concept anomie where social control becomes ineffective as a result of the loss of shared values and a sense of purpose in society
• Emilie Durkheim
22. This sociologist discussed the concept of Verstehen – understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others
Max Weber
23. This sociologist was a structural functionalist that stated that most
aspects of society exist to promote a society’s survival and welfare
Robert Merton
24. This sociologist focused on the subjugation (conquest) of women and the enslavement of other humans.
Harriet Martineau
26. This discipline examines the past events in human societies generally rely on historical documents newspapers and oral histories
History
27. This discipline studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
• Economics
• 28. This discipline investigates the organization and administration history and theory of government
Political Science
29. This discipline concentrates on the study of preliterate societies (do not use writing)
• Anthropology
30. This arena concerns the production, distribution, purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.
• Business and Industry
31. This arena concerns the exchange of information between people, e.g. by means of speaking, writing, or using a common system of signs or behavior
• communications
33. This arena concerns the system of law enforcement, involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, used for all stages of criminal proceedings and punishment.
Criminal Justice