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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
10/04/2010

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Term
Inter-Connected
Definition

1. Communication

2. Travel

3. Eating

4. Production of food

Term
Sociological Theory
Definition

Reasons for societies problems

ex: war, disease, outbreaks etc

Term
7 Global Trends
Definition

1. Social Change

2. Culture

3.Inequality

4.Modernity

5. Technology

6. Ethnicity

7. Economic intergration

Term
Social Change
Definition

International and external change

ex. international- USA

external-wordly

 

Term
Culture
Definition

being transformed - dynamics of change

ex. ethrosentrism - self centered

Term
inequality
Definition
internal gap and external gap - how we overcome inequality
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modernity
Definition

modernization- transforming

ex- moving from industrial to modernism

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technology
Definition

lack of resources around the world

ex- computers

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ethnicity
Definition

social construction of distinguishing characteristics

doesn't really exist - man created

ex- skin color

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economic integration
Definition

political fragmentation

ex- people rebel, countries break up and rebuild

Term
Industrial Revolution
Definition

1. 18th century

2. started in England

3. Caused turmoil and change

Term
Domestic System
Definition

master worked with his hands- everythng was created themselves

ex- food (grew) clothes (spun)

 

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3 Most important inventions in industrial Rev.
Definition

1.spinning jenny

2. power loom

3. steam engine

 

*formed industrial rev.

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Two reasons for collapse of Industrial Rev
Definition

1. Reforms: Government made rules

2. Productivity level went higher

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New Order: Democracy
Definition

Created mass amounts of social problems

1. mass unrest

2 increasing crime

3 suicide up

4. diseases up

5. declined welfare

Term
Worldly Responses to Democracy
Definition

France- Paris Commune (new republic)

England- Unions (workers got organized)

Germany- Militarism

 

Term
Three main Theorists
Definition

1. Marky poo

2. Web-ER

3. Dunkin-dohiem

Term
Karl Marx
Definition

1.economic system is source of all social problems

2.Economy detemines everything

3. All societies can be seperated into two classes: Dominant and Subdominant

4. Ideology - capitalism- growth (need to consume to be happy and have self worth) ((no actuality))

5. consumerism keeps system working

6. optimistic

 

Term
Max Weber
Definition

1. culture- values you grow up with

2. Capitalism struggled with religion throughout world

3. Pessimistic

4. Believed future was an "iron cage" - there will eventually be a rule for everything

Term
culture
Definition

unwritten solution to diversity

common values that hold a community together

ex- facebook

Term
Elements of Culture
Definition

1. material: food music fashion technology

2. non material- beliefs religion values

 

both can change under pressure

Term
How do we learn culture
Definition

1. socialization

family

school

peers

workplace

mass media

social institutions

Term

factory owners

workers

Definition

Bourgeoisie

 

prolitariat

Term
Acculturation
Definition

contact with new culture

culture shock- everythings different

it can change you

 

Term
Inequality
Definition

"Rich get richer, poor get poorer"

Inequality is growing faster in USA than anywhere else

 

Term
stratification
Definition

1. open- ability to move from being poor to rich or vise versa

2. closed- fate is determined by birth

 

 

Term

Wallaces Theory (WALL-E)

Global Species Consolidation

Definition

1.point of origin

2. dispersion (moving to new places)

3. Differention (people look different based on where they move)

4. contact

5. consolidation

Term
Changing of race and ethnicity
Definition

assimilation: two groups form one

cultural pluralism: multiple groups coexist

speratism: two groups together but dont coexist

 

EX: china town

Term
GAPS OF INEQUALITY
Definition

external: gaps throughout the world

internal: gaps in each individual country

Term
Feminist Theories
Definition

1. Marxist: social class inequality= incorporates gender

2. Radical= inequality is male domination of all aspect of life

3. liberal: lack of oppertunities, "economical" causes inequality

4. multicultural: due away with male domination, solutions are much more complex changes from different cultures

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