SYG 2000 Exam 1 Study guide

According to Peter Berger, what is the first wisdom of sociology? - . "NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS TO BE" Agents of Socialization. Be able to provide examples for each of these. - Family School Religion Peer group Mass media Be able to describe Durkheim's findings from his 1897 study on suicide? - Demonstrated that what is thought to be a highly individual act is actually socially patterned and has social not only psychological causes Be able to differentiate between role strain and role conflict. - Role conflict occurs when two or more roles attached to different statuses compete and are incompatible. Role strain occur two or more roles associated with a single status clash. Be able to differentiate between the four types of norms (laws, folkways, mores, and taboos). - Formal Norms: Stem form and organize everyday interactions but sets of behaviors under threat of punishment (laws, policies) Folkways: Everyday interactions, but rarely have moral significance Mores:Much stricter and more influential than folkways as they determine what is considered moral and ethical behavior Taboos: Is prohibited behavior that if violated extreme disgust by members of the group or society Be able to distinguish between functionalist theory, conflict/critical theory, and symbolic interactionist theory. - Conflict Theory: Sees social conflict as the basis of society and social change.Society is a set of groups competing for power and resources. Symbolic Interaction ism: Sees interaction and meaning as central to society and assumes that meanings are not inherent but rather are created through interaction with other. Functionalist: Society is viewed as an ordered system of interrelated parts or structures which are the social institutions that makes up society(Family education politics the economy Be able to identify how each of these concepts could be used to explain a single social phenomenon. - This perspective is called a "realist"approach to social science. In contrast, "non-realist" approaches argue that one single concept (e.g., "IndividualismorNaturalism) is both necessary and sufficient for explaining social phenomena. Individuals, Nature, Culture, Agency, and Structure.