Sociology 1st & 3rd 9 Week Review

1. Sociological imagination- the ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life

2. Manifest function- the intended outcome3. Latent function- an unintended consequence4. Sociology- studies human society and social

behavior5. Social science that deals with behavior and

thinking of individuals- psychology

6. Early sociologists- Karl Marx, Spencer and Weber7. Herbert Spencer was friends with Charles Darwin8. Ideal type- describes the essential characteristics of a society 9. Social Sciences study human social behavior and other aspects of society in a scientific manner

10. Durkheim was one of the first sociologists to use scientific methods11. Durkheim did a seminal study of suicide and looked at suicide rates in Europe12. Social phenomena- observable facts or events13. Dysfunctional- elements are negative consequences for elements that keep a system stable

14. Symbol- anything that represents something else15. Functionalist- view society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to maintain a social system16. Ethnocentrism- tendency to view your culture as superior17.Two types of norms- folkways and mores

18. Cultural universals-19. Subculture20. Society21. Technology22. Linguistic-relativity hypothesis23. Internalization24. Vested interest

25. Sanctions-26. Resistance to cultural change 1. cultural lag 2. ethnocentrism 3. vested interest27. Accommodation 28. Reciprocity- the idea of coming to a common compromise to benefit both parties

29. Social institutions- 30. Bartering-31. Achieved status-32. Role expectations- 33. Division of labor-34. leaders-