SOC 1010 Test 1 Questions and Correct Answers

Weltanschauong "world view," how we experience the 'universal meaning system' Two facets that make up world view 1) Common Sense (we share experiences and knowledge in common) 2) Accent of Reality (eg. dreams) Culture Shock an event that forces the observer to see themselves in a new way The Sociological Imagination (class) C. Wright Mills--the ability to grasp history and biography and the relation between the two within society Sociology view ___________ issues as ____________ ones. Sociology views personal issues as societal ones. Culture That [complex whole] that includes [knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom] and any other capabilities and habits acquired by human beings. "We are the species that negates": Meaning We reject the natural world as is and want to change it. The Sociological Imagination (book) The [application of imaginative thought to] the asking and answering of [sociological questions]. Social Structure The underlying [regularities] or [patterns] in how people behave in their [relationships] with one another. Social Construction An idea or practice that a group of people agree exists. It is maintained over time by people taking its existence for granted. eg. dressing a baby up in certain colored clothes based on gender Socialization The social processes through which children develop an awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self. Social Facts (and who first thought of them) Emile Durkheim--the [aspects] of social life [that shape our actions] as individuals Organic Solidarity (who) Emile Durkheim--[social cohesion] that [results from] the various parts of a society functioning as an [integrated whole] Social Constraint (&who) Emile Durkheim--[conditioning influence on behavior] of groups of which we are members (regarded as a distinctive [property of social facts]) Division of Labor (who) Emile Durkheim--Specialization of work tasks by means of which different occupations are combined within a production system Anomie (who) Emile Durkheim--a situation in which [social norms lose their hold] over individual behavio