Sociology 101 Straighterline final exam 2024 update

Terms in this set (46) What is sociology the scientific study of social interactions and of social organizations What is the functionalist perspective? A system is to survive where certain essential tasks are performed. What happens to a functionalist system? If it fails to maintain it will perish. What is a conflict perspective? Conflict theorists focus their attention on society as a whole, studying its institutions and structural arrangements. What is the interactionist perspective? It is more concerned with the micro or small-scale aspects of social life Why would you use conflict, interactionist and functionalist perspectives together? By using all perspectives for full advantages. What is socialization? A process of social interaction by which people acquire knowledge, attitudes, values and behavior essential for effective participation in society. What are agents of socialization? Family, peers, school and mass media What is the sociological theory? A theory that emphasizes conditioning and observational theory What is culture? Refers to a social heritage of people learning patterns for thinking, feeling and acting from one generation to the next. What is society? Refer to a group of people within the same territory and share a common culture. What does it mean to be culture in flux? Culture groups adapt in dynamic and unpredictable ways Whats a subculture? Religious, racial, ethnic, occupational and age groups. What is a counterculture? Rejects many of the behavioral standards and guideposts that hold in the dominant culture. What is ethnocentrism? Judges the behavior of other groups by the standards of our own culture What is a 'status' A position within a group or society What is a 'role' A status carried with a set of culturally defined right