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Soci 1311 1st EditionExam # 2 Study Guide Exam over Chapters 4-7 and 9Lecture 9 (February 9) Chapter 4Who is Gerhard Lenski and what was his interpretation of society? How do simple and complexsocieties differ? Give some examples of simple and complex societiesWho is Karl Marx and what is his theory of society? Name 4 key terms Karl Marx uses whenexplaining his theory.Who is Max Weber? What were his thoughts on society? Explain Calvinism.What was Emile Durkheim's Theory? Define Anomie? Give examples of anomie.Lecture 10 (February 13) Chapter 4(From CH 4)Define the two forms of Solidarity: Mechanical and Organic.According to Lenski, Marx, Weber, Comte, and Durkheim, what holds societies together? Aresocieties improving according to them?Review Lenski, Weber, and Durkheim's predictions of society and assess them.(From CH 5)Define Socialization. What is a sociology-biologist? What is the difference between nature vs.nurture?What are the different stages of Freud's Theory of Development? Define Id/Ego/Superego.Chapter 4 in the book: SocietyDefine Hunting and Gathering. (pg81). Know the difference between horticultural & pastoralsocieties, agrarian societies, industrial societies, and post industrial societies(pg82). View Figure4 – 1 on page 86 to understand Karl Marx' model of society. Understand the two world views,as defined by Weber (pg88-89)Four Visions of Society on page 98 has an in depth view of how each thinker has theorizedabout society. Gerhard Lenski: Society and Technology Karl Marx: Society and Conflict MaxWeber: The Rationalization of Society and Emile Durkheim: Society and Function. Be sure todecipher the differences and similarities between these four thinkers.Lecture 11 (February 16) Chapter 5Who is George Herbert Meade? What are his views on “self?” What are these views based on?According to Mead, what is required to understand another? What are the Self developmentstages? Do they coincide with Freud's theory?Name some examples of agents of socialization. Define total institution, what are a few of it'scharacteristics? Name examples of total institution. What is re-socialization? Who is beingbroken down and who is doing the breaking down? Name a few people of our society that hasbeen re-socialized.Chapter 5 in the book:SocializationThe role of nature: understand (pg102) and the role of nurture: read the study of isolatedchildren(pg 103). Know Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development: the sensorimotor, preoperational,concrete, and formal operational stages (pg 105 – 106) Read the 8 stages ofdevelopment by Erik H. Erikson (pg108) Read on the Mass media and it's affect on socialization(pg 112).Review on page 122. Is socialization a life long process? Who are the main contributors to ourunderstanding of socialization? How do they correlate? What are agents of socialization andwhich are most important out of Family, Peers, media, and schools? Define anticipatorysocialization. What are a few characteristics of the different stages of life? Define totalinstitutions and their role in re-socialization.Lecture 12 (February 18) Chapter 6Define Social Interaction. What is the Sociologist's approach to social interaction?Define status and name the two types of status. What are roles? What is their correlation tostatus?What is the Thomas Theorum?Goffman's Dramaturgical Analysis uses what to define social interactions? What are someexamples of role performance? Explain Society as a theater using examples. What is the key toaccomplishing dramaturgical anaylsis?Lecture 13 (February 20) Chapter 6Who is Irving Goffman and what is his view on behavior?Society constructs behavior in what ways? Body language, communication, is it based ongender?How does socialization effect emotions within a society and within an individual?Gender and Language have to do with social construction, how?Lecture 14 (February 23) SNOW DAYClass out due to weather conditions. Watch The movie clip about "Sea Gypsies of Thailand.”Link on blackboardChapter 6 in the book: Social Interaction in Everyday LifeUnderstand status sets and roles sets (different from status and role) (PG128). See figure 6 – 1to get full understanding of status and role sets (pg129). Define Social construction of reality(pg129) What is Ethnomethodology? How does this help to understand social interaction?Define and understand the 3 sides of Social Construction of feeling: biological, cultural side ofemotions and emotions on the job (pg 135). Make sure you understand reality playReview on page 142. Social structure understanding. Social construction of reality. UnderstandDramaturgical analysis as per book and notes, what it has to do with gender, performances, andsetting. Know the three applications of interaction in everyday life (Emotions, Language andreality play).Lecture 15 (February 25) Chapter 7What is an example of a primary and secondary group?Understand the types of leadership: Instrumental & Expressive. Understand the 3 decisionmaking styles and in which way they're effective: Authoritarian, Democratic, and Laissez- Faire.The Dyad and the Triad (define and gi ve examples of these groups). What is the correlation?What are the 6 characteristics of bureaucracy given by Weber? Name 2 problemsw/bureaucracyChapter 7 in the book: Groups and organizationsWhat defines a social group, primary or secondary (pg147)? Define Reference group (pg149).See figure 7 – 2 on page 150 to fully understand the group size correlation to strength. Definenetwork or “fuzzy group” (pg151). Know the difference between Utilitarian, Normative, andCoercive Organizations (pg 153). Understand Specialization when it comes to Bureaucracy (pg153). Informal side to bureaucracy (pg 154). What is the female advantage in organizations(pg157)?Review on page 164. Social groups and leadership. Understand Formal organizations as awhole. Reference key terms again. The modern formal organization = the Bureaucracy.Understand Ritualism and inertia (Define) Scientific management.Lecture 16 (February 27) SNOW DAYAll classes closed mid-way through the day. No assignment given by Kalanzi.Lecture 17 (March 2) Chapter 9Give examples of major changes over time. Understand Deviance according to Monogamy andPolygamy.Understand fully Merton's Strain Theory. What are the 4 types of deviance according toMerton?According to the symbolic-interaction perspective of deviance, understand the labeling,Sutherland and Hirschi theory.What are the 4 types of social control? How


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