Sociology Exam 1 Review. Chapters
1-4 (with key words)
Anomie - -normlessness, which results from situations, such as periods of
rapid social change, when social norms are weak and unclear or social ties
are weak
-Blaming the System - -the social structure of society is held responsible for
creating many social problems
Blaming the Victim - when harm is inflicted by one person to another person,
the harmed person is held responsible for the harm done to them
-Blaming the Victim - -when harm is inflicted by one person to another
person, the harmed person is held responsible for the harm done to them
-Bourgeoisie - -ruling class, owns the means of production
-Class Consciousness - -the awareness of one's shared place in society
within a class structure where one perceives common life chances
-Conflict Theory - -a theoretical perspective that looks at the way
inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in
power
-Debunking Motif - -looking beyond the on-the-surface understandings of
social reality and recognize the value of alternative sociological
understandings
-Feminist Theory - -theoretical perspective that analyzes the inequalities
and power dynamics between men and women with the intention of
improving women's lives
-Functionalism - -theoretical perspective that views society as a system of
interconnected parts that function together to contribute to the stability of
the whole society
-Generalizations - -general statements regarding trends among various
dimensions of social life
-Life Chances - -our chances (whether we have a good chance or little
chance) of being healthy, wealthy, and well educated and, more generally, of
living a good, happy life
, -Life Choices - -an important decision which one makes about their life
according to their interests, opinions, and actions
-Macrosociology - -focuses on the big picture, which usually means such
things as social institutions, and social, political and economic change
-Microsociology - -is the study of social interaction, action, and the
construction of meaning in small groups
-Personal Troubles - -refer to a problem affecting individuals that the
affected individual, as well as other members of society, typically blame on
the individual's own failings
-Proletariat - -working class, does not own the means of production and
instead is oppressed and exploited by the bourgeoisie
-Public Issues - -when the source lies in the social structure and culture of a
society that refers to social problems affecting many individuals
-Social Environment - -interaction between humans in an immediate
physical setting
-Social Inequality - -society or a group ranks people in a hierarchy, with
some more "equal" than others
-Social Location - -your association in gender, race, social class, religion,
and so forth in society
-Social Structure - -patterned social interaction and social institutions
through which a society is organized
-Society - -social interaction between people who share a common culture
and social organization, who live in a defined geographic area
-Sociological Imagination - -the ability to see societal patterns that influence
individual and group life
-Sociological Perspective - -the view that our social backgrounds influence
our attitudes, behavior, life choices and life chances
-Sociology - -the scientific study of social behavior and social institutions
-Symbolic Interactionism - -is a micro approach that focuses on the
interaction of individuals and on how they interpret their interaction
according to the meaning things have for them
1-4 (with key words)
Anomie - -normlessness, which results from situations, such as periods of
rapid social change, when social norms are weak and unclear or social ties
are weak
-Blaming the System - -the social structure of society is held responsible for
creating many social problems
Blaming the Victim - when harm is inflicted by one person to another person,
the harmed person is held responsible for the harm done to them
-Blaming the Victim - -when harm is inflicted by one person to another
person, the harmed person is held responsible for the harm done to them
-Bourgeoisie - -ruling class, owns the means of production
-Class Consciousness - -the awareness of one's shared place in society
within a class structure where one perceives common life chances
-Conflict Theory - -a theoretical perspective that looks at the way
inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in
power
-Debunking Motif - -looking beyond the on-the-surface understandings of
social reality and recognize the value of alternative sociological
understandings
-Feminist Theory - -theoretical perspective that analyzes the inequalities
and power dynamics between men and women with the intention of
improving women's lives
-Functionalism - -theoretical perspective that views society as a system of
interconnected parts that function together to contribute to the stability of
the whole society
-Generalizations - -general statements regarding trends among various
dimensions of social life
-Life Chances - -our chances (whether we have a good chance or little
chance) of being healthy, wealthy, and well educated and, more generally, of
living a good, happy life
, -Life Choices - -an important decision which one makes about their life
according to their interests, opinions, and actions
-Macrosociology - -focuses on the big picture, which usually means such
things as social institutions, and social, political and economic change
-Microsociology - -is the study of social interaction, action, and the
construction of meaning in small groups
-Personal Troubles - -refer to a problem affecting individuals that the
affected individual, as well as other members of society, typically blame on
the individual's own failings
-Proletariat - -working class, does not own the means of production and
instead is oppressed and exploited by the bourgeoisie
-Public Issues - -when the source lies in the social structure and culture of a
society that refers to social problems affecting many individuals
-Social Environment - -interaction between humans in an immediate
physical setting
-Social Inequality - -society or a group ranks people in a hierarchy, with
some more "equal" than others
-Social Location - -your association in gender, race, social class, religion,
and so forth in society
-Social Structure - -patterned social interaction and social institutions
through which a society is organized
-Society - -social interaction between people who share a common culture
and social organization, who live in a defined geographic area
-Sociological Imagination - -the ability to see societal patterns that influence
individual and group life
-Sociological Perspective - -the view that our social backgrounds influence
our attitudes, behavior, life choices and life chances
-Sociology - -the scientific study of social behavior and social institutions
-Symbolic Interactionism - -is a micro approach that focuses on the
interaction of individuals and on how they interpret their interaction
according to the meaning things have for them
