23 Cards in this Set
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Sociology
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systematic study of human society
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Society
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the idea of individuals sharing geographic area and culture
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culture
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knowledge, values, customs, material objects passed from one generation to the next ex: midwest culture, KU culture
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A social problem is:
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-a social condition -a behavior pattern
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A social problem harms:
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-certain individuals -all people in a society
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A social problem causes:
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-public concern
-collective action for change
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examples of social problems:
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-war
-poverty
-substance abuse
-global warming
-crime
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Poverty
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unemployment… means possibly moving into parents house, puts marriage back…ect..
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sociological imagination
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awareness of the relationship between individual experience and the wider society; put yourself in someone else's shoes
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Sociological study of problems
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1. measure objective conditions
2. measure subjective concerns
3. apply sociological imagination
4. identify possible social policies
5. likely consequences of social polices
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quantitative
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explanations using numbers
ex: how much money is being spent in the last year of life, how much money are women making compared to men
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Field Research
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Observing behavior in a natural setting
ex: go in coffee shop, see how people behave
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Survey Research
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research using survey, asked a series of questions, makes a generalization of a large population of peopel
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Secondary Analysis
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using data that preexist, using the sensis, data has already been collected
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Marcolevel analysis
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broad process, view society as stable and orderly, think of a body, each part of the body makes it work (gov, family, ext =society)
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Manifest Function
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intended and recognized activity of a social process…make is more productive as a labor force
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Latent Function
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unintended, beneficial consequences of a social process
ex: go out and meet people…match making
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Functionalism
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institutions fall to fulfill functions…then dysfunctions occur
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Dysfunction
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Undesirable consequences of a social process, can lead to social disorganization…can mess up the rest of the system (like the body)
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Conflict Perspective
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Macrolevel analysis, assumes inherent power struggle…social body is not in an equilibrium, its unbalanced
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Symbolic interactionist perspective
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microlevel analysis, people become human through interactions (learn how to behave from mom and dad)
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Social Mobility
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upward or downward movement in a class system
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class system
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a system of social inequality based on ownership and control of resources
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SOC 160: Notes