LSU Sociology 2001 Final Exam 2024\12025
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where ties to the group or community are
altruistic suicide considered more important than individ-
ual identity
occurs when the structure of society is
anomic suicide weakened or disrupted and people feel
hopelesss and disillusioned
occurs when people see no possible
fatalistic suicide way to improve their oppressive circum-
stances
compares existing official statistics and
comparitive method historical records across groups to test a
theory about some social phenomenon
occurs in settings where the individual
egotistic suicide is emphasized over group or community
connections
tendency to attribute people's achieve-
individualistic explanation ments and failures to their personal qual-
ities
way of examining human life that focuses
on the broad social forces and structural
macrolevel
features of society that exist above the
level of individual people
way of examining human life that focuses
microlevel on the immediate, everyday experiences
of individuals
ability to see the impact of social forces
sociological imagination
on our private lives
sociology systematic study of human societies
achieved status social position earned
ascribed status social status given at birth
subgroup of a triad, formed when two of
coalition
the members unite against the third
conflict perspective
, LSU Sociology 2001 Final Exam 2024\12025
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views the structure of society as a source
of inequality that always benefits some
groups at the expense of other groups
language, values, beliefs, etc that char-
culture
acterize a society
dyad group consisting of two people
theoretical perspective that focuses on
feminist perspective gender as the most important source of
conflict and inequality in social life
the process when people's lives all
around the world become economically,
globalization
politically, environmentally and culturally
interconnected
a set of people who interact more or
group less on a regular basis and who are con-
scious of their identity as a unit
groups where we feel we belong, and a
in-groups
sense of loyalty
unintended, unrecognized conse-
latent functions quences of activities that help some part
of the social system
intended, obvious consequences of ac-
manifest function tivities that help some part of the social
system
culturally defined standard or rule of con-
norm
duct
large, complex network of positions cre-
organization ated for a specific purpose and charac-
terized by a hierarchial division of labor
people voluntarily join for personal satis-
normative organization
faction
coercive organization people are forced to join
people voluntarily join for a material re-
utilitarian organization
ward
out-group
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where ties to the group or community are
altruistic suicide considered more important than individ-
ual identity
occurs when the structure of society is
anomic suicide weakened or disrupted and people feel
hopelesss and disillusioned
occurs when people see no possible
fatalistic suicide way to improve their oppressive circum-
stances
compares existing official statistics and
comparitive method historical records across groups to test a
theory about some social phenomenon
occurs in settings where the individual
egotistic suicide is emphasized over group or community
connections
tendency to attribute people's achieve-
individualistic explanation ments and failures to their personal qual-
ities
way of examining human life that focuses
on the broad social forces and structural
macrolevel
features of society that exist above the
level of individual people
way of examining human life that focuses
microlevel on the immediate, everyday experiences
of individuals
ability to see the impact of social forces
sociological imagination
on our private lives
sociology systematic study of human societies
achieved status social position earned
ascribed status social status given at birth
subgroup of a triad, formed when two of
coalition
the members unite against the third
conflict perspective
, LSU Sociology 2001 Final Exam 2024\12025
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_h7iyr9
views the structure of society as a source
of inequality that always benefits some
groups at the expense of other groups
language, values, beliefs, etc that char-
culture
acterize a society
dyad group consisting of two people
theoretical perspective that focuses on
feminist perspective gender as the most important source of
conflict and inequality in social life
the process when people's lives all
around the world become economically,
globalization
politically, environmentally and culturally
interconnected
a set of people who interact more or
group less on a regular basis and who are con-
scious of their identity as a unit
groups where we feel we belong, and a
in-groups
sense of loyalty
unintended, unrecognized conse-
latent functions quences of activities that help some part
of the social system
intended, obvious consequences of ac-
manifest function tivities that help some part of the social
system
culturally defined standard or rule of con-
norm
duct
large, complex network of positions cre-
organization ated for a specific purpose and charac-
terized by a hierarchial division of labor
people voluntarily join for personal satis-
normative organization
faction
coercive organization people are forced to join
people voluntarily join for a material re-
utilitarian organization
ward
out-group
