Soc 300 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Identify and explain the two distinct features of critical theory of the Frankfurt School and further discuss what perspective the critical theory revised Marxist Theory. -The Frankfurt School maintains Marx's concept on praxis - an interplay between theoretical understanding and social action -The second figure is revision of Marx's theory -Economic dimension switched to Cultural perspective Reification social relations are coordinated by exchange values and by people's perception of one ...

World System -Idea the world runs in both an integrated and dispersed manner -There is a social system beyond boundaries and one should evaluate the world as a whole rather than individual parts -Maximize profit and produce surplus value Maximize profit and produce surplus value through... -Global division of labor: different people doing different labor around the world to produce different goods -System of exchange: they trade these products with each other -Interstate system: political compo...

Key concepts of Symbolic Interactionism (such as; self, symbol, role, and identity) -humans as symbol creators and users -humans using symbols to communicate w/ one another -humans interacting by taking the role of the other -w/ role-taking comes the ability to imaginatively rehearse (in the mind) the consequences of various alternative behaviors, to inhibit those that would be inappropriate, and finally to emit those that would facilitate cooperation -Cooley's "Looking Glass Self" & Thomas T...

Talcott Parsons developed abstract models of society that influenced a generation of sociologists; THE sociologist of the 20th century in the US Structural Functionalism a conceptual framework positing that each element of society serves a particular function to keep the entire system in equilibrium; No one part can be understood in isolation from the whole Parson: How is Social Order Achieved? Normative order (social order is achieved through norms) Voluntaristic Action (component of normati...

In what aspects did the Renaissance and the Age of Science impact the development of social theory? Further, in what aspects did the political, economic, and intellectual changes (or events) of the 18th century (during the Age of Enlightenment) lead to the emergence of sociology as a new science? Renaissance- helped create new thinking nature of society, -The Age of Science- created a system for connecting theoretical speculation with empirical data -The Reorganization of Society- economic res...

The fact that different behaviors carry quite different meanings in different contexts is best illustrated by the fact that: Simple gestures are responded to in radically different ways in different cultures. The study of norms regarding space between persons in everyday life has been labeled Proxemics. Ray Birdwhistell, a pioneer in the study of kinesics, maintains that the majority of interactions Utilize non-verbal communication. Societies that stress a high degree of scheduling of time, w...

EXSS 180 2024 Exam Questions with Correct Answers PA IN SOC: Arizona Nun, Native Americans and Diabetes - Answer- Adult onset diabetes, once known as a disease of the elderly, is affecting children here as young as ______ years old - Answer-4 Some of the _____ boys and girls enrolled in Kindergarten through eighth grade are already clinically obese, a few tipping the scale at nearly _______ pounds - Answer-230, 300 In 2003, 60 minutes visited this community. It's rare to see _______...

Micro Level Assumptions about underlying psychological components of social life. Slightly larger Micro Level Sociological components of interpersonal relationships (interaction links individuals with social world). Macro Level Structure of and changes in the social and cultural "spirit" of the times. Social Geometery The number of group members effect social interaction. Social roles change as numbers increase. Increasing size and differentiation tend to loosen the bonds between individual...

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