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Intro to Sociology
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- 1What is Sociology?The systematic study of social institutions, social relationships, and society.
- 2Where did Sociology come from?The Three Revolutions:
1. Thought Revolution
2.Political Revolution
3. Industrial Revolution - 3What are the two periods of the Thought Revolution & what were their impacts?1. Scientific Revolution
*Gave us the scientific method
2. Enlightenment
*"If there are laws governing the natural world, maybe there are laws governing the social world too. - 4What was the impact of the Political Revolution?Chaos brings about different reactions from people, classified as "paradigms". (Roller-coasters vs. Merry Go Rounders)
- 5What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution?Changed the means of production and spurred urbanization. Industrialization brought about specialization, forever changing western society.
- 6Definition of Paradigm & the Three Types.Paradigm: The framework for how we see the world.
(1) Conflict Perspective (Roller-Coaster)
(2) Structural Functionalist (MerryGo)
(3) Symbolic Interactionism
*Came from Political Revolution* - 7Conflict Perspective ParadigmBelieves that there will always be a small group in power changing things, and they go with the flow.
*Macrolevel Perspective* (large scale social processes.) - 8Structural Functionalist PardigmBelieves that laws get made and changed based on a "majority rules" mindset, and that things mostly only get changed to keep the status quo.
*Macrolevel Perspective* (large scale social processes) - 9Symbolic Interactionism ParadigmThis perspective looks at the messages sent and received between individuals, and how that information is understood & affects the situation.
*ONLY Microlevel Perspective* (small scale)
ex. "I like you." from a good looking person will be received better than it would coming from an ugly person. - 10Who was the first person to give a concept of social class?Karl Marx
- 11What is Marx's definition of social class based on?Economics
- 12What are the Social Classes associated with Karl Marx? What were they based off?Based off: Economics
Classes
1. Bourgeois - owners of means of production
2. Proletariat - workers who sold labor for capital - 13What are the Social Classes associated with Max Weber? What were they based off?Based off: Class, Status, and "Party" Power
Classes:
1. Upper
2. Middle
3. Lower
-Emphasized subjective elements over economics. (status, power, ect.) - 14What are the Social Classes associated with Gerhard Lenski? What were they based off?Based off: The ability to provide sustenance.
Classes:
1. Depends on the level of industrialization, size of the population, and level of technology in a particular society. (The more high tech, the more stratified it becomes.) - 15What are the Social Classes associated with W. Lloyd Warner (Yankee Town)? What were they based off?Based Off: Kinship & way of life
Classes:
*Three Classes, Six Divisions
1. Upper Upper (old elite family)
2. Lower Upper (rich w/ less lineage)
3.Upper Middle (lineage less important, white collar)
4. Lower Middle (highest blue collar, lower white)
5. Upper Lower (working class, respectable)
6. Lower Lower (unemployed, disrespectable) - 16What are the Social Classes associated with The Lynd's (Middletown)? What were they based off?Based off: Occupation (weight of job = social standing)
Classes:
Two Classes; Six Divisions
1. Upper (old money)
2. Upper Middle (highest earners)
3. Lower Middle (civil service, semi-pro)
4. Upper Working (aristocracy of local labor)
5. Lower Working (semi- and unskilled workers)
6. Marginal (irregularly employed & poor housing) - 17What are the Social Classes associated with Coleman & Rainwater? What were they based off?Based off: A declining importance in kinship & a rising importance in education.
1.Education Level 2. Job
Classes:
*Three Classes; Seven Divisions
1. Upper Upper (inherited wealth)
2. Lower Upper (top pros)
3. Upper Middle (managers)
4. Middle (small business, low level pro.)
5. Working (high blue collar)
6. Semipoor (unskilled labor)
7. The Bottom (unemployed) - 18What are the Social Classes associated with Gilbert & Kahl? What were they based off?Based Off: Subjective Elements (Weberian Model)
Classes:
1. Capitalist (investor, heir, exec. w/ lineage)
2. Upper Middle (upper manager professionals)
3. Middle (lower manager, semi-pro, skilled craft, non-retail)
4. Working (low playing blue, clerical, retail)
5. Underclass (unemployed or part-time, public assistance) - 19What book did C. Wright Mills write & what was it's implication?The Sociological Imagination
Means that what happens in your own life is connected to the bigger picture of what society is going through. (ex. Divorce rate is high when economy is low.) - 20List the Sociologist & Their Social Class Models in order:1. Karl Marx (1850s) Economy
2. Max Weber (1890s) Subjective Elements; class, status, & power
3. W. Lloyd Warner (1930s) Prestige through kinship
4. The Lynd's (1930s) Occupation
5. Coleman & Rainwater (1970s) Education
6. Gilbert & Kahn (2000s) Subjective Elements: Weberian Model - 21List the Cities that are associated with Sociologists1. Yankee City (1930s) Warner
2. Middletown (1930s) Lynds - 22When does Industrialization mean for society?Specialization increased when Industrialization did. Provided more jobs for more people, which created more qualities for social stratification to rank. This gave life to more social classes.
- 23Social characteristics (are/aren't) static?Are Static
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- A review for a Sociology midterm, introducing key concepts and social class models.
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