WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
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Primary group small group characterized by intimate, long-term,
face-to-face association and cooperation.
secondary group a large and impersonal social group whose
members pursue a specific goal or activity
In-Group a group toward which one feels loyalty
Out-Group a group toward which one feels antagonism
Dyad group of two
,Which social theorist was the first to Max Weber
analyze bureaucracies as powerful
forms of social organization that are
concerned with the "bottom line"?
Role Strain Conflict someone feels within a role
Suppose that you are exceptionally well
prepared for a particular class assignment.
Although the instructor asks an unusually difficult
question, you find yourself knowing the answer
when no one else does. If you want to raise your
hand, yet don't want to make your fellow students
look bad, you will experience role strain.
____________ was interested in how Sociologist Emile Durkheim
societies manage to create social
integration —their members united
by shared values and other social
bonds. He found the answer in what
he called mechanical solidarity.
mechanical solidarity Durkheim's term for the unity (a shared
consciousness) that people feel as a result of
performing the same or similar tasks
division of labor the splitting of a group's or a society's tasks into
specialties
organic solidarity Durkheim's term for the interdependence that
results from the division of labor; as part of the
same unit, we all depend on others to fulfill their
jobs
, Which type of influence could Authority
convince people to participate in
horrible acts according to Milgram's
research?
What is the position conflict Deviant behavior is defined by those with power
theorists have regarding deviance?
Deviance violation of the norms
How is deviance culturally relative? Applies to crimes, sexuality and capitalism
Biosocial perspective on deviance Explained deviance by looking within individuals.
Assume genetic predispositions lead people to
bad behavior.
Psychological perspective on Abnormalities within an individual. Personality
deviance disorder. Subconscious motives drive people to
deviance.
Sociological perspective on Look at factors outside of the individual. Look for
deviance social influences that "recruit people" to break
the norms. To explain deviance, they apply
symbolic interactionalism, functionalism and
conflict theory.
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Intro to Sociology*
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Terms in this set (125)
Primary group small group characterized by intimate, long-term,
face-to-face association and cooperation.
secondary group a large and impersonal social group whose
members pursue a specific goal or activity
In-Group a group toward which one feels loyalty
Out-Group a group toward which one feels antagonism
Dyad group of two
,Which social theorist was the first to Max Weber
analyze bureaucracies as powerful
forms of social organization that are
concerned with the "bottom line"?
Role Strain Conflict someone feels within a role
Suppose that you are exceptionally well
prepared for a particular class assignment.
Although the instructor asks an unusually difficult
question, you find yourself knowing the answer
when no one else does. If you want to raise your
hand, yet don't want to make your fellow students
look bad, you will experience role strain.
____________ was interested in how Sociologist Emile Durkheim
societies manage to create social
integration —their members united
by shared values and other social
bonds. He found the answer in what
he called mechanical solidarity.
mechanical solidarity Durkheim's term for the unity (a shared
consciousness) that people feel as a result of
performing the same or similar tasks
division of labor the splitting of a group's or a society's tasks into
specialties
organic solidarity Durkheim's term for the interdependence that
results from the division of labor; as part of the
same unit, we all depend on others to fulfill their
jobs
, Which type of influence could Authority
convince people to participate in
horrible acts according to Milgram's
research?
What is the position conflict Deviant behavior is defined by those with power
theorists have regarding deviance?
Deviance violation of the norms
How is deviance culturally relative? Applies to crimes, sexuality and capitalism
Biosocial perspective on deviance Explained deviance by looking within individuals.
Assume genetic predispositions lead people to
bad behavior.
Psychological perspective on Abnormalities within an individual. Personality
deviance disorder. Subconscious motives drive people to
deviance.
Sociological perspective on Look at factors outside of the individual. Look for
deviance social influences that "recruit people" to break
the norms. To explain deviance, they apply
symbolic interactionalism, functionalism and
conflict theory.
