Syg 200 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Free Rider Problem - Answer- the notion that when more than one person is responsible for getting something done, the incentive is for each individual to shirk responsibility and hope others will pull the extra weight -caused by lack of selfish incentives of capitalism -justification for oppressive rule emanating from some central agency Income - Answer- money received by a person for work, from transfers (gifts, inheritances, or government assistance), or from returns on investments -me...

Conflict/Critical Theory - Answer- -Theoretical framework that assumes that society is held together by power and oppression. -Views groups in society as engaged in continuous power struggle or conflict -Conflict may take form of politics, litigation, and negotiations. People who have more political, economic, and social resources have more privileges than those who do not have these resources. -Helps to explain social change, but does not explain social stability. Also doesn't explain soci...

Sociological Imagination - C. Wright Mills - ANSWERSThe ability to see the connections between our personal experience and the larger forces of history. This is what we do when we question our textbook and college in general. The capacity to think systematically about how things we experience as personal problems -- for example, debt from student loans, competing demands from divorced parents, or an inability to form a rewarding romantic relationship -- are really social issues that are widely...

anomie - ANSWER-despair when we can no longer reasonably expect life to be predictable; too little regulation. conflict theory - ANSWER-Idea that conflict between competing interests is the basic force of social change and society in general. division of labor - ANSWER-degree to which jobs are specified double conciousness - ANSWER-Concept by W.E.B. Du Bois to describe the two behavioral scripts. One fro moving through the world, and the other incorporating others external opinions. ...

Sociological Imagination - Answer- The ability to see the connections between our personal experience and the larger forces of history, and understand the personal troubles and social problems Who came up with the Sociological Imagination - Answer- C. Wright Mills Social Institutions - Answer- A group of interdependent positions that, together, perform a social role Examples of social institutions - Answer- Family, legal system, Education system History of Soc: Theological stage - An...

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Cycle of Violence - ANSWER--3 phases 1. violence: use violence to get someone to do what you want them to 2. hearts and flowers: undermines sense of reality- romantic makeup phases (SOS) 3. Carping Phase: undermining another's self-esteem (verbal/physical phase) 3 things to know about cycle of violence - ANSWER-1. competition contributes to violence 2. men's dysfunctional socialization tells him he needs to be tough 3. inequality= violence myths about family violence - ANSWER-1....

Sociology - Answer- Systematic study of human interaction. *It is a social science Human Agency - Answer- free will; causes humans to be unpredictable Core concepts of Sociology - Answer- 1) social structure 2) social process Families as context: - Answer- 1) foster racial, ethnic, and religious identities 2) teach basic rules of society 3) provide first social networks 4) influence education/cognitive capacities through life long interactions 5)help in latter life Sociologica...

Sociological Imagination - Correct Answer-the ability to connect the most basic, intimate aspects of an individuals life to seemingly impersonal and remote historical forces. Ability to see the connections between our personal experience and the larger forces of history The Chicago School - Correct Answer-the emergence of American sociology was characterize by (focused empirical research) , applied perspective, and was best embodied by what came to be referred as "Chicago School) named fo...