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A study and review guide is listed below that provides you with a general outline of key
concepts, theoretical frameworks and theorists.
This will assist
you for preparing for tests throughout the semester and for the final exam,
which is cumulative (Fall and Spring semesters only) . Each section is
preceded by a general title, which you can correlate with the index of
your Introduction to Sociology textbook.
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Review Study Guide
Sociology
Sociological Perspective Sociology Sociological Imagination (C. Wright Mills) Scientific Method Theoretical Perspectives:
Functionalism Manifest Functions Latent Functions (Latent) Dysfunctions Solidarity Symbolic Interactionism Conflict
Theorists:
Karl Marx (associated with the conflict perspective) Max Weber (Interactionist) Emile Durkheim (Functionalist: Social Integration) Robert Merton Auguste Comte (Positivism)
Culture
Culture Material
Non-Material Culture
Language Subcultures Variant Deviant Counterculture Cultural Shock Cultural Lag Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Ethnocentrism/Cultural Relativism Norms Folkways Mores Law Taboos Values William Ogburn
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Research Methods Scientific Method:
Variable Independent (cause) Dependent (effect) Hypothesis (estimation and/or educated guess theory) Theory Correlation Operational Definition Hawthorne Effect Deductive Reasoning Inductive Reasoning Verstehen The Steps of the Scientific Method Quantitative Analysis Secondary Analysis/Historical
documents Experiment Survey Qualitative Analysis Participatiant Non-participant
observation Ethnography Case studies Validity Reliability Macro level Micro level
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Society: Interactions, Groups,
& Organizations
Social Institutions Social Structure Mechanical Solidarity Organic Solidarity Dramaturgy Dramaturgical Perspective Impressment Management Roles Role Conflict Role Strain Status Status Set Achieved Ascribed Master Status Social class Erving Goffman Charles H. Cooley
Groups
Primary Secondary Aggregate Dyads Triads Group Think Category Rationalization of Society Three types of leadership
Socialization
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Deviance
and Crime
Deviance Deviant subcultures Criminal Deviance Stigma Criminal Deviance Non-Criminal Deviance (Victimless Crimes) White-Collar Crime Street Crime Informal Formal Controls Primary Secondary Deviance Tertiary Deviance Differential Association Subcultures Labeling Theory
Theorists:
Edwin Sutherland Robert Merton Travis Hirschi Walter Reckless Howard Becker
Social Stratification/Global Stratification
Social Stratification Three Systems of Stratification Caste Slavery Class Social Mobility: Intergenerational Intergenerational Structural Max Weber- Three Dimensions of Social Class Karl Marx- Means of Production Proletariat Bourgeoisie(capitalists) Social Class Poverty Poverty Line Feminization of Poverty Absolute Poverty Relative Poverty High Income Middle Income Low Income Nations
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Race/Ethnicity
Minority Majority Personal Institutional Discrimination Prejudice Race Racism Ethnicity White Ethnics Processes of Acceptance: Cultural Pluralism Assimilation Amalgamation Processes of Rejection: Genocide Direct Expulsion Indirect
Expulsion Exclusion Oppression (Internal Colonialism) Segregation De Jure Segregation De Facto Segregation Miscegenation White Ethnics W.A.S.P.
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Sex & Gender Stratification
Gender Gender Stratification Gender Identity Gender Socialization Sex Sexism Sexual Harassment Glass Ceiling Glass Escalator Second Shift Pink Collar Occupations Feminist Movement Domestic Violence Global Issues: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Honor Killings Kitchen (Dowry) Deaths Theorists: Jesse Bernard Arlie Hochschild
Sexuality
Sexual Identity Sex Gender Homosexual Heterosexuality Transgender
Ageism
Ageism Gerontology Geriatrics Primary Aging ( biological) Secondary Aging (physical or life style) Gray Panthers Baby Boomers Sociological Explanations of the Aging Process:
Disengagement Activity Exchange Social Security Elderly Abuse
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Family
Family Family of Orientation Family of Procreation Patriarchy Matriarchy Monogamy Serial Monogamy Polygamy: Polygny Polyandry Patrilineal Matrilineal Bilateral Egalitarian Patriarchal Matriarchal Blended Fam8ily Incest Taboo Homogamy Exogamy Endogamy
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Economy and Work
Economy
Consumption Conspious Consumption Thorstein Veblen Capitalism Socialism Mixed Economy
Politics & Government
Authority Traditional Authority Legal-Rational Authority Charismatic Authority
Education /Religion
Karl Marx: View and Role of Religion in Society Max Weber: View and Role of Religion in Society Manifest/Latent Functions of Education Functionalism the Hidden Curriculum Tracking Conflict Symbolic Interactionism
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Sociology of Environment
Demography Demographic Transition Crude Birth Rate Crude Death Rate Mortality Immigration Emigration Population Shrinkage Demographic Variables Fertility Rate Fecundity Basic Demographic Equation Malthus
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A study and review guide is listed below that provides you with a general outline of key
concepts, theoretical frameworks and theorists.
