First Mid-Term Study Guide

Introduction to Sociology Sociology 1001 First Mid-Term Study Guide
Professor Hartmann Spring 2014
Big Ideas and Overarching Themes The sociological imagination Society as a social fact The social nature of human identity and e perience Social interaction! the importance of interaction rituals and the presentation of self Ho" groups# net"or$s# and organi%ations are defined and the properties that distinguish them The strength of "ea$ ties The cultural dimensions of social life Social constructionism Specific Terms and &oncepts the sociological imagination '&( )right *ills+ the intersection of ,iography and history personal trou,les and pu,lic issues the promise of sociology society as sui generis '-ur$heim in lecture+ sociology.s roots in the discovery of society 'industrialism# democrati%ation# scientific revolution+ characteristics of sociological thought! '"+holistic# conte tuali%ing# constructionist# collectivist# critical the /,ig three0 theoretical frame"or$s! functionalism# conflict theory# and sym,olic interactionism '&onley# 21231+ sociali%ation '&onley# 11421315 see also! 12+ the I and the me '*ead.s theories of identity and sociali%ation5 see 6ig( 4(1+ significant others# reference groups# generali%ed others the loo$ing glass self '&ooley in lecture+ agents of sociali%ation! parents# schools# peers# media primary sociali%ation# adult sociali%ation# resociali%ation concerted cultivation '7areau in &onley# 1282129+ structure and agency 'Harvard sociology clip on moodle+ collective phenomenon# e tra individual factors social interaction '&onley# 1332143+ status ascri,ed and achieved master status roles role strain# role conflict gender roles '&onley# 1342138+ sym,olic interaction '&onley# 20:+ face "or$ ; presentation of self '<offman+ dramaturgical theory '<offman and &onley# 1312143+ interaction rituals and ,reeching e periments 'lectures and video lin$s+ *ediated interaction '&onley# 14:2148 and )ellman+ =et"or$ed individualism ')ellman+ 7a,eling and stigma '&onley# 20:2213+
>na,ling constraints '-ur$heim in lecture+ social integration and social 'or! moral+ regulation '-ur$heim in lecture5 see also! &onley 1192203+ -ur$heim.s four types of suicide! altruistic# fatalistic# egoistic# anomistic 'lecture# see also &onley# 1115 6ig( 8(1+ ?nomie '&onley# 201+ <roups! definitions# types# and characteristics '&onley# 1:8218:+ -yads and triads Small groups# parties# and larger groups 'Simmel in &onley+ Primary groups versus secondary groups '&ooley in &onley+ In2groups# outgroups# and reference groups solidarity# social closure# conformity# and control 'lecture+ strangers# outsiders# and deviants '&onley# 1102114+ =et"or$s '&onley# 18:214:+ Social capital >m,eddedness The strength of "ea$ ties '&onley# 18821895 see also >ri$son+ Bo"ling alone thesis 'Putnam in &onley# 140214:+ Bonding ties and ,ridging ties 'lecture+ Ho" net"or$ analysis "or$s! teenage se e ample '&onley# 14:2190# 6ig( :(:+ Organi%ations '&onley# 1902192+ 6ormal versus informal Organi%ational culture and organi%ational structure Social &ohesion ; Social Solidarity '-ur$heim in lecture5 see also &onley p( 1102114+ organic solidarity versus mechanical solidarity '-ur$heim in lecture# see also! &onley# 111+ social control 'lecture and &onley# 11:2114+ &ulture 'lecture and &onley# 48292+ cultural relativism and ethnocentrism '&onley# 9: and 49+ &ultural scripts5 norms and values '&onley 11212+ @no"ledge# meanings# and sym,ols 'lecture+ Ideology and hegemony '&onley# 93 and 18214+ su,culture '&onley# 98210+ cultural practices ; sym,olic culture Aeflection theory '&onley# 12214+ Stereotypes '&onley# 1032108+ Social &onstruction or /the social construction of reality0 'lecture and &onley# 1382131+ >ssay Topics;Buestions! Be sure to revie" the main points of the supplementary readings for each "ee$ 'those assigned in addition to the &onley chapters+ and ,e a,le to connect those insights to $ey terms and ,ig ideas of the course( These include the selections from! &( )right *ills# >rving <offman# Barry )ellman# Bonnie >ri$son# Ao,ert Brym# -oug Hartmann# and <eoff Har$ness(

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