SOCI 1311 1st Edition Exam 1 Study Guide Lectures 1 9 Lecture 1 January 20 Sociological Imagination C Wright Mills If you really want to understand Sociological Imagination you must understand the links between history biography Natural Science Social Science know the difference between them Natural Science physics biology less room for debate Social Science psychology sociology more room for debate Social Structure the emphasis of sociology Micro vs Macro Sociology Micro gives great detail but lacks diversity Macro tells us trends but is time consuming lacks detail Lecture 2 January 22 Know the important people their contributions August Comte Herbert Spencer Max Weber Emile Durkheim Karl Marx Know what American Sociology is and its components University of Chicago most important department of sociology founded Sociologists should view the city as a laboratory Lecture 3 January 27 Know the Classical Theories Symbolic Interactionism human beings understand society by gaining meaning through interaction with others Structural Functionalism views society as a series of inter related parts that must be working normally peacefully Conflict Theory society is composed of diverse groups with competing values interests Lecture 4 January 29 Types of Society Hunting Gathering Pastoral people depend on domestic animals for its livelihood Agrarian crops raised with plows intense agricultural methods Horticultural hand tools use to grow domesticated crops Industrial machines to produce food info goods services Postindustrial factory jobs declining knowledge technology drive society Culture Material vs Non Material Material food clothing Non Material religion often the backbone of a society Sociocultural Evolution the process by which societies grow more complex overtime Components of Culture language norms values beliefs technology Norms consist of 5 sub norms Folkways minor violations table manners odd appearance Mores violations that people see as necessary for society to function properly cheating abortion Laws laws that government enforce Taboos disgusting unusual acts Cannibalism bestiality Sanctions rewards or punishments Lecture 5 Feb 3 Sub culture counter culture culture shock ethnocentrism cultural relativism multiculturalism American culture Lecture 6 Feb 5 Socialization Cultural Transmission Nature vs Nurture Sociobiology Theories of Socialization Freud Theory Looking Glass Self Development of Self Situated Self Socialization where we learn to interact with people it is a life long process Sociobiology middle ground between the Nature vs Nurture debates The environment turns on our genetic potential Lecture 7 Feb 10 Six Major Sources of Socialization Family School Peers Religion Workplace Media Sex Role Socialization Formal vs Informal Knowledge Conflicting Messages Life course Rites of Passage Total Institution Re socialization Degradation Ceremony Mortification Process Examples of Rites of Passage graduation marriage becoming a parent driver s license Examples of Total Institution jail metal health hospital rehab prison army Examples of Degradation Ceremony baptism sorority fraternity shaving head when entering army Lecture 8 Feb 12 Status Status Set Ascribed Status Achieved Status Master Status Theories of SocializationImpression Management Dramaturgic Socialization Dramaturgic Socialization the theory that understanding sociological interaction is like understanding actors in a play Life is like a play Lecture 9 Feb 17 Group Aggregate Social Category Primary vs Secondary Groups In Out Groups Social Boundaries Membership vs Reference Groups Relative gratification Relative deprivation In Groups group we are a part of Out Groups groups we are not a part of Membership Groups considered In Groups Reference Groups group that we use to compare ourselves to