sociology chapter 3
co-optation - correct answer-The process by which representatives of a potentially
destabilizing subgroup are incorporated into the leadership r management level of an
organization to avert problems
conflict model - correct answer-a view of society that posits conflict as a normal feature of
social life, influencing the distribution of power and the direction and magnitude of social
change
dialectic - correct answer-the clash between conflicting ideas and forces
dysfunctions - correct answer-consequences that are disruptive for the stability and cohesion
of the social organization
false consciousness - correct answer-in marina theory, the idea that the oppressed may hold
beliefs damaging to their interest
functional integration - correct answer-unity among divergent elements of society resulting
from specialized divisions of labor
functionalism (order model) - correct answer-the theoretical perspective that emphasizes the
order, harmony and stability of social systems
institutional process - correct answer-the concept designating the forces that resist change,
which emanate from the assumed human need for certainty and stability
instrumental process - correct answer-the search for technological the forces that resist
change, which emanate from the assumed human need for certainty and stability
latent consequence - correct answer-an unintended consequence of a social arrangement of
social action
manifest consequence - correct answer-the intended consequences of an activity or a social
action
myth of peaceful progress - correct answer-the incorrect belief that throughout US history,
disadvantaged groups have gained their share of power, prosperity and respectability without
violence
social problems - correct answer-societally induced conditions that cause psychic and
material suffering for any segment of the population and acts and conditions that violate the
norms and values of society
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