Sociology
values-
the standards by which people define what is good or bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong
non material culture
thinking, beliefs,values and doing common practices example- appropriate behavior
research model
topic define issue reseacrh form hypothesis select research method collect analyze results
why study sociology
understand human behavior change human behavior guide politicians and aid in public good
ethnocentrism
use own culture as benchmark to judge others
kohlberg stages
0-6 amoral stage 7-10 preconventional stages, learning rules and follow them to get reward 10- conventional stage able to follow rules, develop morality, right vs wrong post conventional- abstract thinking begin to judge others
mead stages
1. imitation 2 play- age 3-6.. pretend to take on roles of specific people 3. team games- organized play learnt o play mutipke roles
three steps to looking glass self
1.imagine how we appear to those around us 2. interpret others relations 3.develop self concept
freud
ID, Ego and supergo
Human bonding
Must happen at young age, we adapt but can reach the point of no return examples: girl scouts, boy scouts, little league
Result of Moral Holiday
Sanctions- good or bad
Moral Holiday
When is it okay to break the rules
counterculture
a subculture that attacks a core value or beliefs e
self concept is not always
accurate
example of cultural diffusion
airplane travel, internet
george carlin
anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, anyone faster is a maniac, common bond (bring culture close together) can lead to discrimination
gender socialization
are men and women different? in media, women passive and men violent
Ego
balancing force between id and and demands of society, balance id and superego
ID
basic drives, food shelter sex
sociobiology
bio plays role in behavior but is it the sole factor
sex
biological differences penis and vagina
gestures
body movements used to communicate
herbert specncer
charles darwin, social darwinism, survival of the fittest,adaptation
looking glass self
charles horton cooley , process our self develops through internalizing others reaction to us
Hmong
concept of culture shock
ideal culture vs real culture
conflicts and contradictions don't always do what we say
superego
conscience, moral concept, impact of culture and subculture on us
conflict theory
constant fight among groups for scarce resources marx, weber marcosociology
norms
cultures rules of behavior to be consistent with our values, sanction- response can be positive or negative
Jean piaget
development of reasoning
folkway-
dirty look from not golding the door
Value contradiction
equality- blacks and women thou shall not kill abortion and death penalty environment -cars
lawrence kohlberg
expanded on piaget, development of morality
example of culture lag
farming and nine month school year
Examples of moral holiday
flash breasts- okay in new orleans for Mardi gras over indulge during super bowl
language
forms of communication, to convey ideas, recall history, teach lessons, share feelings,make change plans, strategies for future
jane adams
founder of american civil liberties union, activities for children's and women's rights
example of counter culture
gangs, drug, religious groups
mores
get a strong response pushing you to get by
social environment
human environment, everything around us
Nature vs nuture
id twins, many differences, many similarities
manifest v latent function
intended consequence v unintended consequence ex of school, goal is to teach yet played major role in cultural messages
taboo
jail, death, banishment
culture
language beliefs norms behavior and matieral objects that characterize a group, passed from one generation to the next
example of social environment
language, human bonding
culture leveling
leveling out of other cultures
macrosociology
look at large groups and large scale patterns
microsociology
look at small groups and trends for studies
karl marx
marxism, analyze class conflict, promote revolution of proletariat against bourgeoisie
Gender
masculinit, feminity, proper behavior and attitudes
material culture
material objects that distinguish a group of people art buildings weapons machines
examples of agents of socialization
neighborhood religion, day care, school peer groups, work
culture lag
not all societies get technology at same rate
example of subculture
occupation, religion, music
problem with freud and kohlberg
only studied males, male is normal
agents of socialization
people in your life, affect self concept, attitudes, behaviors etc
society
people who share a culture and territory
august comte
positivism french revolution, social upheave; goal- reform society and make it a better place to live
functional anaylsis
robert merton-Analyze functions in society example: everyone had duties and chores, divorce not an option, suicide was not an option, everyone needed everyone MACROSOCIOLOGY
folkways/mores/taboos
rules of a society and culture , each is increasing in import ace
sociology
scientific study of society and human behavior
piaget stages
sensorimotor- everything is new and exciting, can't understand peek a boo preoperational stages 2-7, start to use symbols but can't do math or spell , reasoning is flawed sydney hot lava concrete operational- can play team games, good reasoning but concrete, feather will break glass formal operational- can think abstractly, solve problems
Subcultures
small part of your life
things that impact our lives
social class, education, jobs incomee, race, ethnicity, age, religion, schools, activities,
cultural diffusion
spreading of cultural traits through world
example of research methods
surveys, observation, case study, secondary analysis
symbolic interaction
symbols have meaning in our lives,example marriage and divorce microbiology
george herbert mead
take the role of the other, allow us to understand others, see their view and predict behavior