SOCIOLOGY 1000 EXAM 1 MIZZOU 2025
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Sociological imagination - ANSWER the ability to see the connections between our
personal experience and the larger forces of history
social institution - ANSWER a complex group of interdependent positions that, together
perform a social role and reproduce themselves over time
Weber's verstehen - ANSWER One of Weber's most important contributions was the
concept of Verstehen. By emphasizing Verstehen, Weber suggests that sociologists
approach social behavior from the perspective of those engaging in it
Durkheim's Division of labor - ANSWER Durkheim's sociological writing began with The
Division of Labor in Society (1893/1997). The division of labor refers to the degree to
which jobs are specialized. A society of hunter-gatherers or small-scale farmers has a
low division of labor (each household essentially carries out the same tasks to survive);
today the United States has a high degree of division of labor, with many highly
specialized occupations. What made the substance of Durkheim's sociology of work, in
addition to economics, was the fact that the division of labor didn't just affect work and
productivity, but had social and moral consequences as well. Specifically, the division of
labor in a given society helps to determine its form of social solidarity—that is, the way
social cohesion among individuals is maintained.
Marx's conflict theory - ANSWER stated that conflict among competing interests is the
basic, animating force of any society. Competition, not consensus, is the essential
nature, and this conflict at all levels of analysis (from the individual to the family to the
tribe to the nation-state), in turn, drives social change.
Durkheim's Functionalism - ANSWER everything in society has a purpose and helps to
maintain a healthy functioning society
Symbolic interactionalism - ANSWER eschewed big theories of society and instead
focused on how face-to-face interactions create the social world. It's the fact that we
know what symbols represent
midrange theory - ANSWER neither macro nor micro sociology rather it attempts to
predict how social institutions tend to function
postmodernism - ANSWER the notion that these shared meanings have eroded
Mead's stages of socialization - ANSWER believed that people develop self-images
through interactions with other people. He argued that the self, which is the part of a
person's personality consisting of self-awareness and self-image, is a product of social
, experience. I/Me (self) grows to significant other (mom), grows to reference group
(college students), then to the generalized other (americans)
cultural lag - ANSWER when it takes time for culture to catch up with technological
innovations
code switching - ANSWER the ability to swap out one set of meanings, values, and/or
languages on the fly
subcultures - ANSWER groups united by sets of concepts, values, symbols, and shared
meaning specific to the members of that group
media - ANSWER any formats or vehicles that carry, present, or communicate
information
Looking glass self-Cooley - ANSWER argued that the self emerges from an interactive
social process. We envision how others perceive us; then we gauge the responses of
other individuals to our presentation of self. By refining our vision of how others perceive
us, we develop a self-concept that is in constant interaction with the surrounding social
world.
Socialization - ANSWER our internalization of societies values, beliefs, and norms
role conflict - ANSWER when one role raises tensions on another role of oneself
role strain - ANSWER the incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single status
status - ANSWER a recognizable social position that an individual occupies
roles - ANSWER the duties and behaviors associated with a particular status
social construction - ANSWER process by which people define reality, influenced by
interactions with others as well as their own life experiences and assumptions. Reality is
both subjective and objective
What is deviance - ANSWER behavior violating the norms of standards of a group or
society, or one's peers. Varies by culture, over time, with the situation
norms - ANSWER rules of behavior that guide peoples actions
Folkways - ANSWER everyday norms that may be socially sanctioned but not
aggressively enforced
mores - ANSWER the word that comes from morals or morality. If violated may cause
serious reprecussions such as jail time, expulsion, loss of relationships, etc. strong
norms that are considered vitally important and necessary. mores are issues of right
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Sociological imagination - ANSWER the ability to see the connections between our
personal experience and the larger forces of history
social institution - ANSWER a complex group of interdependent positions that, together
perform a social role and reproduce themselves over time
Weber's verstehen - ANSWER One of Weber's most important contributions was the
concept of Verstehen. By emphasizing Verstehen, Weber suggests that sociologists
approach social behavior from the perspective of those engaging in it
Durkheim's Division of labor - ANSWER Durkheim's sociological writing began with The
Division of Labor in Society (1893/1997). The division of labor refers to the degree to
which jobs are specialized. A society of hunter-gatherers or small-scale farmers has a
low division of labor (each household essentially carries out the same tasks to survive);
today the United States has a high degree of division of labor, with many highly
specialized occupations. What made the substance of Durkheim's sociology of work, in
addition to economics, was the fact that the division of labor didn't just affect work and
productivity, but had social and moral consequences as well. Specifically, the division of
labor in a given society helps to determine its form of social solidarity—that is, the way
social cohesion among individuals is maintained.
Marx's conflict theory - ANSWER stated that conflict among competing interests is the
basic, animating force of any society. Competition, not consensus, is the essential
nature, and this conflict at all levels of analysis (from the individual to the family to the
tribe to the nation-state), in turn, drives social change.
Durkheim's Functionalism - ANSWER everything in society has a purpose and helps to
maintain a healthy functioning society
Symbolic interactionalism - ANSWER eschewed big theories of society and instead
focused on how face-to-face interactions create the social world. It's the fact that we
know what symbols represent
midrange theory - ANSWER neither macro nor micro sociology rather it attempts to
predict how social institutions tend to function
postmodernism - ANSWER the notion that these shared meanings have eroded
Mead's stages of socialization - ANSWER believed that people develop self-images
through interactions with other people. He argued that the self, which is the part of a
person's personality consisting of self-awareness and self-image, is a product of social
, experience. I/Me (self) grows to significant other (mom), grows to reference group
(college students), then to the generalized other (americans)
cultural lag - ANSWER when it takes time for culture to catch up with technological
innovations
code switching - ANSWER the ability to swap out one set of meanings, values, and/or
languages on the fly
subcultures - ANSWER groups united by sets of concepts, values, symbols, and shared
meaning specific to the members of that group
media - ANSWER any formats or vehicles that carry, present, or communicate
information
Looking glass self-Cooley - ANSWER argued that the self emerges from an interactive
social process. We envision how others perceive us; then we gauge the responses of
other individuals to our presentation of self. By refining our vision of how others perceive
us, we develop a self-concept that is in constant interaction with the surrounding social
world.
Socialization - ANSWER our internalization of societies values, beliefs, and norms
role conflict - ANSWER when one role raises tensions on another role of oneself
role strain - ANSWER the incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single status
status - ANSWER a recognizable social position that an individual occupies
roles - ANSWER the duties and behaviors associated with a particular status
social construction - ANSWER process by which people define reality, influenced by
interactions with others as well as their own life experiences and assumptions. Reality is
both subjective and objective
What is deviance - ANSWER behavior violating the norms of standards of a group or
society, or one's peers. Varies by culture, over time, with the situation
norms - ANSWER rules of behavior that guide peoples actions
Folkways - ANSWER everyday norms that may be socially sanctioned but not
aggressively enforced
mores - ANSWER the word that comes from morals or morality. If violated may cause
serious reprecussions such as jail time, expulsion, loss of relationships, etc. strong
norms that are considered vitally important and necessary. mores are issues of right
