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Sociology 1001W Exam 1
Sociology 1001W Exam 1
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
09/25/2012

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Sociology
Definition
The scientific study of social life, social change and consequences.
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Social Structure
Definition
The underlying regularities or patters in how people behave.
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Social Institutions
Definition
Provide the rules, roles and regulations to meet human needs.
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Culture
Definition
Norms, values, beliefs that guide behavior.
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Dyads
Definition
Smallest units that sociologists study (2 people).
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Sociological Imagination
Definition
The relationship between public issues and personal experiences.
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Social Processes
Definition
The Actions taken by people in social units.
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Correlation
Definition
Observable connection between variables.
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Supurious Relationship
Definition
IV and DP Change together due to a third variable.
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Functionalism
Definition
Views society as a series of interconnected parts.
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Auguste Comte
Definition
Coined the Term Sociology
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Harriet Mertinau
Definition
Focused on sexual inequality
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Robert Merton
Definition
Contributed to Functionalism by saying society has intended and unintended benefits and harms.
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Manifest Function
Definition
Functions that lead to an expected outcome.
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Latent Function
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A Function that has an unexpected outcome.
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George Mead
Definition
Responsible for the school of symbolic Interactionism.
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Rational Choice Theory
Definition
People act by making rational self interested decisions and interactions.
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Triangulation
Definition
The use of multiple research methods to aid in data collection.
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Ethonocentrism
Definition
The tendency to view your culture above other peoples.
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Cultural Relativism
Definition
Setting aside ones own beliefs to better understand another culture.
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Beliefs
Definition
Ideas we hold about life, how it works and where we fit into it.
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Mead's Stages of Development
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Imitation
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Game
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Jane Adams
Definition
She participated in and wrote about the life of the poor. Discovered every person has dignity.
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Folkway
Definition
Something that is desirable but not strictly enforced.
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Mores
Definition
Norms that most members observe because they have great moral significance.
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Values
Definition
Non material shared judgement about what is desirable.
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Sanctions
Definition
Reinforce norms through rewards and punishments
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