Intro to Sociology

________- studied the economy socially, researching the chronically unemployed and the working classes.

________ believed that society is held together by shared values, languages, and symbols.

________- founded Hull House, which informed research on child labor, immigration, health care, and other areas of public policy.

________- an awareness of the relationship between a persons behavior and experience and the culture that shaped their choices and perceptions.

________- pioneered the use of rigorous empirical methodology into sociology.

________- introduced Comtes ideas to English scholars by translating his writing from French to English.

________- established a sociology department in Germany.

________- the idea that reality is what humans cognitively construct it to be.

________ study social interactions and develop theories to create a hypothesis (a testable proposition) about society.

________- attempt to explain large- scale relationships and answer fundamental questions like why societies form and change.

________- originated with Emile Durkheim, said society is a complex system that keeps stability by fulfilling certain social functions.

________- the process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior.

________- all parts working together to maintain stability in a society.

________- the founder of social ecology, focused on how individuals lived within their environment.

________- established by Max Weber.

________: The structural- functional theory is no longer seen as useful as a macro- level theory by many sociologists, but it is seen as having a useful purpose in mid- level analyses.

________: the theory completely ignores stability or any possibility for it.

________- social processes that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society.

In ________, it is impossible to study a person or persons without also studying their surroundings and the things that affect their decisions and life.

________ interact with things based on meanings ascribed to those things; the ascribed meaning of things comes from our interactions with others and society; the meanings of things are interpreted by a person when dealing with things in specific circumstances.

________ study society either through micro- level analysis, in small groups and individual interactions, or through macro- level analysis in large groups and entire societies.

________ looks at society as a competition for limited resources, most identified with the writings of German philosopher and sociologist Karl Marx.

He created the idea of positivism, which means that ________ can help improve society.

________ is not meant to be seen as alive and real, it is an abstract concept.

________- to attempt to understand actions from an insiders point of view.

________- established the idea of "the looking glass self- "that individuals compare themselves to others in order to check themselves against social standards and remain part of the group.

________ technically founded the theory, but his student Herbert Blumer coined the term.

________- the consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated.

________- established the first European department of sociology at the University of Bordeaux.

________ (structural- functional theory), sees society as a structure with interrelated parts to meet biological and social needs of those within the society.

________ rejected positivism and believed that societies changed due to the struggles of different social classes over the means of production.

________- Coauthored the Communist Manifesto.

________- the unsought consequences of a social process.

________- established by Karl Marx, economics, race, gender, and other social theories are important when establishing society.

________- patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused on meeting social needs, such as government, education, family, healthcare, religion, and the economy.

________ also teaches critical thinking skills.

________: conflict theory is criticized for its focus on conflict and the complete exclusion of stability.

________ is the product of the people in a society and just a word used to encapsulate real things.

________- focused on the ways in which the mind and self were developed due to social processes.

________ sees society as defined by our chaos, society only functions through inequality.

________- a groups shared practices, values, and beliefs, encompassing a groups way of life.

________ can teach about how to understand the world around us, and to question things we never questioned before.

An Introduction to Sociology

a group of people who live in a defined geographical area, who interact with one another, and who share a common culture

a groups shared practices, values, and beliefs, encompassing a groups way of life

an awareness of the relationship between a persons behavior and experience and the culture that shaped their choices and perceptions

the process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior

pupil of social philosopher Claude Henri de Rouvroy Comte de Saint-Simon

introduced Comtes ideas to English scholars by translating his writing from French to English

Coauthored the Communist Manifesto

German art critic, anti-positivism

established the first European department of sociology at the University of Bordeaux

established a sociology department in Germany

to attempt to understand actions from an insiders point of view

pioneered the use of rigorous empirical methodology into sociology

studied the economy socially, researching the chronically unemployed and the working classes

founded Hull House, which informed research on child labor, immigration, health care, and other areas of public policy

focused on the ways in which the mind and self were developed due to social processes

the founder of social ecology, focused on how individuals lived within their environment

social ties within a group

attempt to explain large-scale relationships and answer fundamental questions like why societies form and change

patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused on meeting social needs, such as government, education, family, healthcare, religion, and the economy

all parts working together to maintain stability in a society

the consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated

the unsought consequences of a social process

social processes that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society

The structural-functional theory is no longer seen as useful as a macro-level theory by many sociologists, but it is seen as having a useful purpose in mid-level analyses

macro level

a holistic theory and an attempt to address structural issues causing inequality

conflict theory is criticized for its focus on conflict and the complete exclusion of stability

micro level

using theater as an analogy for social interactions and showing that most interactions have distinct patterns of cultural "scripts"

the idea that reality is what humans cognitively construct it to be

critics few only studying symbolic interaction as very narrow and the field is scrutinized based on the difficulty of remaining objective in these studies

originated with Emile Durkheim, said society is a complex system that keeps stability by fulfilling certain social functions

doesnt see any actions as negative and doesnt help explain change

the theory completely ignores stability or any possibility for it

established by Max Weber

in this area it can be hard to make objective judgements