Sociology
Study of human behavior, regular and patternedRanging from Individuals, groups, to society
Sociological Imagination
The ability to see issues and link into to oneself
Microsociology
Patterns in specific settings
Macrosociology
Patterns of humans in large groups
Theory
possible explanation why something happens
Empirical
Facts based on observation or experience
Social Facts (Emile Durkheim)
Established manners of acting, thinking, and feeling that come to the individual from society through socialization.
Social Solidarity
The connection that binds the individual society that creates social cohesion.
Division of Labor
Concentration of people in a workforce with similar characteristics
Capitalism
Market competition and pursuit of profit
Alienation (Karl Marx)
Feeling isolated from each other
Value Free
Ability for researches to keep their personal biases aside when conducting experiments
Functionalism
System of society that have different parts working together ensuring survival
Dysfunctions
social patterns that arent desirable
Manifest functions
A recognized intended consequence
Latent Functions
The unrecognized consequence
Conflict Theory
How and why groups agree and how society learns to cope and creates tensions
Feminist Theory
Describes the social economic political inequality of women and men. The perspective comes from liberal, radical, and global feminism.FLAWS: doesnt welcome other POVOverlooks gender, social class, and generational gaps
Symbolic Interactionism
The finding of beliefs based on ideas, and attitudes, communicates via symbols. FLAWS: doesnt recognize irrationality and overlooks macro level influence