- Sociology is an empirical science.
- Taboos: another word for mores.
- Role nuance: different ways to play the same role.
- Norms are enforced by sanctions.
- 5 institutions of a society: Family, Education, Economics, Religion, and Government.
- Education is an example of concept. High school diploma is an example of variable.
- World peace is an example of value. Believing that war is never good is an example of belief.
- Characteristics of a group.
- Dysfunctions: unrecognized an unintended consequences of the social structure.
- Stigma is an important concept in labeling theory.
- 3 sociologist who developed structural functional approach: Comte, Spencer, Durkheim.
- Sociology favors quantitative data.
- One of the first phases of life in total institution involves degradation ceremony; this helps to strip away the existing selves of clients or inmates.
- Who is Auguste Comte?
- Economics: study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their wants and needs.
- W. E. B. Du Bois: said that Marx had made a mistake when he overlooked the role of race in promoting social conflict.
- Social phenomenon: observable fact or event
- Anthropology: study study of various aspects of past and present cultures.
- Culture: shared products of human groups.
- Integration: does not give cultural change.
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