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Chapter 1
Sociology: The Core
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2011

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Ethnocentric
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me and my group is the best
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Sociology
Definition
the study of social interactions and social institutions
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Interactions
Definition
a series of actions and reactions
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Social Institutions
Definition
recurrent patterns of interactions based on needs
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August Comté
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"Father of Sociology"
wanted a systematic study of sociology
"Knowledge is power and power leads to control"
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Herbert Spencer
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said society is made up of interrelated parts
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Karl Marx
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said society is always in conflict
"communist"
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Emil Durkheim
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thought that people were healthy if they were integrated. thought that no one should feel alone. did a study on suicide. lack of integration may lead to suicide.
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Max Weber
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said when we study sociology we must be objective and not put our opinion in it. focused of beliefs and values. beliefs and values determined behavior and emotions.
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Attitude
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action, tendency
attitude and values affect behavior
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Perspective
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a set of assumptions we make about social phenomena, away of looking at things
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Functional
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a way of looking at society as a whole consisting of interrelated parts.
Spencer Comté Durkheim
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Conflict
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focuses mostly of economy. power comes from money.
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Interactionist
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focuses on interactions based on meaning. based upon communication. all communication is symbolic.
Weber
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Symbol
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something that stands for something else. symbol's meanings are not inherent. meanings are constantly changing
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Experiment
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trying to establish the cause and effect. called variables, independent and dependent
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Observation
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participant observation
(undercover cop)
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survey
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consists of questions (opinions)
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Hypothesis
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the initial step in research. a researcher makes an assumption of the cause and effect relationship. Has a sample, random is good
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Sociological Imagination
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the ability to see your behavior in the circumstances. your reaction will be moderated because you understand what the other person is going through.
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