Review for Test One, Soc 101: Key Concepts

Chapter One:

Sociology

Sociological Perspective

Global Perspective

Theory

Theoretical Approach

Structural-functional Approach

Social Structure

Social Functions

Manifest Functions

Latent Functions

Social Conflict Approach

Macro-level Orientation

Micro-level Orientation

Symbolic Interactionism

Chapter Two:

Science

Empirical Evidence

Scientific Sociology

Concept

Variable

Measurement

Operationalize a Variable

Cause and Effect

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

Objectivity

Replication

Interpretive Sociology

Critical Sociology

Research Method

Experiment

Hypothesis

Hawthorne Effect

Survey

Population (of survey)

Sample

Participant Observation

Chapter Three:

Culture

Nonmaterial culture

Material culture

Culture shock

Symbol

Language

Cultural Transmission

Sapir-Worf Thesis

Values

Beliefs

Norms

Mores

Folkways

Social Control

High Culture

Popular Culture

Sub-culture

Multiculturalism

Counterculture

Cultural Integration

Cultural Lag

Ethnocentrism

Cultural Relativism

Chapter Four:

Society

Sociocultural Evolution

Hunting and Gathering

Horticulture

Pastoralism

Agriculture/Agrarian

Industrialism

Post-industrialism

Social conflict

Capitalism

Social Institutions

False Consciousness

Class Conflict

Alienation

Tradition

Rationalization of Society

Anomie

Division of Labor

Collective Consciousness

Chapter Five: Socialization

Socialization

Personality

Nature vs. Nurture

Freud

Piaget

Mead

Agents of socialization

Life Course