SOCIOLOGY 1000 FINAL (MIZZOU
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Sociology - ANSWER Study of how societies are organized and how the organization of
society influences people's behavior
Sociological Imagination (Mills) - ANSWER Capacity to think about our personal
experiences in relation to a set of social factors that influence every aspect of our lives
History and Biography - ANSWER History- current and past social
circumstances/factors
Biography- individual experiences
Nature v. Nurture - ANSWER Nature- makes some things less or more possible
Nurture- the social world impacts the likelihood
Socialization - ANSWER experience that gives us an identity and teach the values,
morals, beliefs, and ways of acting and thinking are expected in society
Agents of Socialization - ANSWER social institutions, including families and schools,
that help to shape individuals' basic political beliefs and values
When do we experience socialization - ANSWER explicitly taught or through
observation and experience
Norms and types - ANSWER rules and expectations by which a group guides the
behavior of its members.
4 types: folkways, mores, laws, taboos
How are norms enforced? - ANSWER Sanctions (socially constructed expressions of
(dis)approval)
Most common method of social control? - ANSWER Sanctions
Macro- v. Micro- Sociology - ANSWER Macro- examines large scale social structures,
including groups and institutions, as well as social forces like norms.
Micro- focuses on individual identities and small scale interactions
Feelings rules - ANSWER Social norms that tell us what emotions to feel, when, where,
andhow long to feel them, and how strong our emotions can be
Ex. asking "why do I feel this way?" is an indicator that there isan expectation of how
one should feel in a given situation
Ex. "Aren't you so excited!?"
, Emotion Management - ANSWER To routinely manage emotional expression for
personal ends
Usually done on our own volition/agency
Ex: taking deep breaths, smiling
ehtnocentrism - ANSWER assuming one's own culture is superior to other cultures
methodology - ANSWER systematic study design; tools, resources, techniques used in
empirical research
life chances - ANSWER opportunities to provide yourself with material goods, positive
living conditions, and favorable life experiences
cultural relativism - ANSWER not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right
or wrong
Empiricism - ANSWER evidence based approach to gathering and analyzing
information
Social Institutions - ANSWER established patterns of beliefs, behaviors and
relationships that organize social life
conspicuous consumption - ANSWER gain prestige by exhibiting valuable cultural
goods
cultural omnivores - ANSWER people who differentiate themselves by knowing a lot
about many different cultural fields
three types of capital (pierre bourdieu) - ANSWER Economic- income, property, wealth
Social- connections
Cultural- knowledge, skills, behavior
Cultural Health Capital - ANSWER Bundle of knowledge and skills that can help people
effectively interact with healthcare providers and the healthcare system
Gengler
Includes: Social networks, medical vocabularies, financial reserves, research skills
Ability to communicate efficiently with doctors or accurately read a prescription label can
net people key health advantages
Fields and Habitus - ANSWER fields- contexts of social relations where a particular kind
of cultural capital is exchanged. habitus- learned disposition based within a particular
social world a person inhabits
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Sociology - ANSWER Study of how societies are organized and how the organization of
society influences people's behavior
Sociological Imagination (Mills) - ANSWER Capacity to think about our personal
experiences in relation to a set of social factors that influence every aspect of our lives
History and Biography - ANSWER History- current and past social
circumstances/factors
Biography- individual experiences
Nature v. Nurture - ANSWER Nature- makes some things less or more possible
Nurture- the social world impacts the likelihood
Socialization - ANSWER experience that gives us an identity and teach the values,
morals, beliefs, and ways of acting and thinking are expected in society
Agents of Socialization - ANSWER social institutions, including families and schools,
that help to shape individuals' basic political beliefs and values
When do we experience socialization - ANSWER explicitly taught or through
observation and experience
Norms and types - ANSWER rules and expectations by which a group guides the
behavior of its members.
4 types: folkways, mores, laws, taboos
How are norms enforced? - ANSWER Sanctions (socially constructed expressions of
(dis)approval)
Most common method of social control? - ANSWER Sanctions
Macro- v. Micro- Sociology - ANSWER Macro- examines large scale social structures,
including groups and institutions, as well as social forces like norms.
Micro- focuses on individual identities and small scale interactions
Feelings rules - ANSWER Social norms that tell us what emotions to feel, when, where,
andhow long to feel them, and how strong our emotions can be
Ex. asking "why do I feel this way?" is an indicator that there isan expectation of how
one should feel in a given situation
Ex. "Aren't you so excited!?"
, Emotion Management - ANSWER To routinely manage emotional expression for
personal ends
Usually done on our own volition/agency
Ex: taking deep breaths, smiling
ehtnocentrism - ANSWER assuming one's own culture is superior to other cultures
methodology - ANSWER systematic study design; tools, resources, techniques used in
empirical research
life chances - ANSWER opportunities to provide yourself with material goods, positive
living conditions, and favorable life experiences
cultural relativism - ANSWER not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right
or wrong
Empiricism - ANSWER evidence based approach to gathering and analyzing
information
Social Institutions - ANSWER established patterns of beliefs, behaviors and
relationships that organize social life
conspicuous consumption - ANSWER gain prestige by exhibiting valuable cultural
goods
cultural omnivores - ANSWER people who differentiate themselves by knowing a lot
about many different cultural fields
three types of capital (pierre bourdieu) - ANSWER Economic- income, property, wealth
Social- connections
Cultural- knowledge, skills, behavior
Cultural Health Capital - ANSWER Bundle of knowledge and skills that can help people
effectively interact with healthcare providers and the healthcare system
Gengler
Includes: Social networks, medical vocabularies, financial reserves, research skills
Ability to communicate efficiently with doctors or accurately read a prescription label can
net people key health advantages
Fields and Habitus - ANSWER fields- contexts of social relations where a particular kind
of cultural capital is exchanged. habitus- learned disposition based within a particular
social world a person inhabits
