A black american has to think not only about what he or she is doing, but also about
how that behavior appears to onlookers. - Which description best sums up Du Bois's
concept of double consciousness in the daily life of a black American?
It is part of interpretive sociology. - Which of the following is true of symbolic
interactionism?
The distinguishing characteristic of interpretive sociology is a concern for what people's
behaviors mean to them and in their lives. - Symbolic Interactionism
W.E.B. Du Bois - Double consciousness, anomie, and the talented tenth are important
concepts in the writings and work of who?
Conflict theory - Understanding the role of conflict at all scales of investigation from the
family to the nation, and also understanding how conflict is essential for social change
are goals of what?
One must go through a process of formal schooling and certification - What does it
mean to say that our society is credentialist about entry into certain professions, such as
medicine?
W.E.B Du Bois - This sociologist developed the notion of the double consciousness,
which describes how African Americans constantly maintain two social scripts. The first
is the script that any American might have, and the second takes into consideration the
external opinions of a racially prejudiced onlooker.
Max Weber - This sociologist's concept of Verstehen promoted an understanding of
subjectivity, looking at social behavior from the perspective of those engaging in it.
George Simmel - This sociologist introduced a sociology of pure numbers, looking at
differences between groups of two or three people, small groups, and large groups.
Emile Durkheim - This sociologist analyzed modern society and its division of labor. He
described anomie as a modern condition that people suffer because of rapid social
change.
Macrosociology - What type of sociology looks at the big picture and tends to involve
statistical methods
Microsociology - What type of sociology seeks to understand local interactions,
generally through observation and interviews.
, The level of analysis - What is the difference between microsociology and
macrosociology?
An ongoing narrative that links the past, present and future. - What is the ultimate basis
for a social institution's continued existence over time?
The study of human society - What is sociology?
C. Wright Mills - Who developed the term social imagination?
Sociological imagination - What is a tool that helps us connect our personal experiences
to society at large and greater historical forces
Sociological Imagination - What term "makes the familiar strange" or makes us question
habits or customs that seem "natural" to us?
Social Institution - The legal system, labor market, educational system, military, and
family are all examples of what?
Social Institution - Networks of structures in society that work to socialize the groups of
people within them
Social Identity - The way individuals define themselves in relation to groups they are a
part of (or in relation to groups they choose not to be a part of).
Auguste Comte - The best way to understand society is by determining the logic or
scientific laws governing human behavior, called social physics or positivism, who came
up with this?
Harriet Martineau - Who was the first person to translate Comte's written works into
english, and one of the earliest feminist social scientists?
Karl Marx - Who proposed the theory of historical materialism; which identifies class
conflict as the primary cause of social change?
Max Weber - Who's emphasis on subjectivity became a foundation of interpretive
sociology?
Emile Durkheim - Who is the founder of positivist sociology?
Emile Durkheim - The theory that the division of labor helps to determine how social
cohesion is maintained, or not, in that society was developed by who?
Georg Simmel - The idea that a formal sociology or a sociology of pure numbers (a
group of 2 is different than a group of 3) was proposed by who?
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