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| Shared products of human groups | culture |
| 2 examples of material culture | buildings, books |
| 2 examples of non-material culture | ideas, beliefs |
| Group of interdependent people who organize, share culture, and have a feeling of unity | society |
| Example of social structure | teacher student relationship |
| Why should we study sociology? | develop a new perspective of ourself and the world |
| Being able to see a connection between yourself and the rest of the world | sociological imagination |
| 3 examples of social sciences | sociology, psychology, anthropology |
| Comparative study of past and present culture | anthropology |
| Study of the thinking and behavior of organisms | psychology |
| Study of past events | history |
| Study of the organization and operation of government | political science |
| Study of social structure | sociology |
| Study of the choices people make to satisfy their unlimited wants and needs | economics |
| Science that is most similar to sociology in subject matter | anthropology |
| How is sociolgy unique when compared to other social sciences? | concerned with group behavior |
| Where did sociology begin? | Europe |
| Main reasons for the development of sociology | restore order in society |
| Who do most historans consider to be the father of sociology? | Aguste Comte |
| Explain the concept of positivism | sociology should be based on things we are positive of |
| Things that hold society together | social statistics |
| Study of social change | social dynamics |
| Book written by Aguste Comte | Positive Philosophy |
| Developed the concept of social darwanism | Herbert Spencer |
| Early sociologist that said the poor deserved to be poor | Herbert Spencer |
| Early sociologist that opposed social reform | Herbert Spencer |
| Karl Marx divided society into these two groups | rich and poor |
| What did Karl Marx say would eventually happen in society? | poor would overthrow the rich |
| Emile Durkheim said that society existed due to | the agreement of people |
| Agreement is based on social pressure to conform | mechanical solidarity |
| Social interdependence is based on specialized roles | organic solidarity |
| Type of solidarity that is the basis for preindustrial society | mechanical |
| Type of solidarity that is the basis for industrialized societies | organic |
| Early sociologist that said religion was the major factor holding society together | Durkheim |
| First sociologist to do a true study on suicide | Durkheim |
| Person who had the greatest impact on the development of sociology according to historians | Weber |
| Early sociologist who became interested in discovering the personal meanings underlying social behaviors | Weber |
| Sociologist that developed the concept of Verstehen | Weber |
| Understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others | Versthen |
| Country in which the greatest development of sociology has occured | United States |
| At what university was the first department of sociolgy established? | University of Chicago |
| Country where most sociologist are from | United States |
| Established by Jane Addams to aid sociological research and help the poor | Hull House |
| What was Jane Addams most interested in studying? | imbalance of power between social classes |
| Early sociologist that founded the NAACP | W.E.B. Dubois |
| What was the "Negro Problem" | assumption that African Americans were inferior |
| Early female sociologist that said there was a link between the oppression of women and slaves | Harriet Martineau |
| Translated Positive Philosophy into English | Harriet Martineau |
| Functionalist perspective is based on the work of | Comte, Spencer, and Durkheim |
| Main ideas of the Functionalist Perspective | interrelated parts work together to produce stable social system |
| Intended consequences of some element of society | manifest functions |
| Unintended consequences of some element of society | latent functions |
| Whose work is the Conflict Perspective based on? | Karl Marx |
| Whose work is the Interactionist Perspective based on | Max Weber |
| Focus of the Interactionist Perspective | How people react to each other in society |
