Soc 300 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In what aspects did the Renaissance and the Age of Science impact the development of social theory? Further, in what aspects did the political, economic, and intellectual changes (or events) of the 18th century (during the Age of Enlightenment) lead to the emergence of sociology as a new science? The Renaissance impacted the development of social theory in 3 ways: 1.) Impacted great appreciation for the cultural accomplishments of the Greeks and Romans, 2.) impacted an intellectual rebirth of Eu...

What are the two social functions of Cooley's "Looking-Glass Self," as discussed in class? -Self is constructed from the view of other people (judgement) -Self is seen as the basis for social control (a sense of shame and joy) According to Mead, what are the three stages of an individual's Self-development through socialization, and furthermore, what are the two phases of SELF? -Play - interacting with family members -Game - interacting with peers -Generalized other - interacting with th...

World System -Idea the world runs in both an integrated and dispersed manner -There is a social system beyond boundaries and one should evaluate the world as a whole rather than individual parts -Maximize profit and produce surplus value Maximize profit and produce surplus value through... -Global division of labor: different people doing different labor around the world to produce different goods -System of exchange: they trade these products with each other -Interstate system: political compo...

Key concepts of Symbolic Interactionism (such as; self, symbol, role, and identity) -humans as symbol creators and users -humans using symbols to communicate w/ one another -humans interacting by taking the role of the other -w/ role-taking comes the ability to imaginatively rehearse (in the mind) the consequences of various alternative behaviors, to inhibit those that would be inappropriate, and finally to emit those that would facilitate cooperation -Cooley's "Looking Glass Self" & Thomas T...

In what aspects did the Renaissance and the Age of Science impact the development of social theory? Further, in what aspects did the political, economic, and intellectual changes (or events) of the 18th century (during the Age of Enlightenment) lead to the emergence of sociology as a new science? Renaissance- helped create new thinking nature of society, -The Age of Science- created a system for connecting theoretical speculation with empirical data -The Reorganization of Society- economic res...

Talcott Parsons developed abstract models of society that influenced a generation of sociologists; THE sociologist of the 20th century in the US Structural Functionalism a conceptual framework positing that each element of society serves a particular function to keep the entire system in equilibrium; No one part can be understood in isolation from the whole Parson: How is Social Order Achieved? Normative order (social order is achieved through norms) Voluntaristic Action (component of normati...

You are the security subject matter expert (SME) for an organization considering a transition from the legacy environment into a hosted cloud provider 's data center. One of the challenges you 're facing is whether the cloud provider will be able to comply with the existing legislative and contractual frameworks your organization is required to follow. This is a _________ issue. a. Resiliency b. Privacy c. Performance d. Regulatory D 76. You are the security subject matter expert (SME) ...

The fact that different behaviors carry quite different meanings in different contexts is best illustrated by the fact that: Simple gestures are responded to in radically different ways in different cultures. The study of norms regarding space between persons in everyday life has been labeled Proxemics. Ray Birdwhistell, a pioneer in the study of kinesics, maintains that the majority of interactions Utilize non-verbal communication. Societies that stress a high degree of scheduling of time, w...

Micro Level Assumptions about underlying psychological components of social life. Slightly larger Micro Level Sociological components of interpersonal relationships (interaction links individuals with social world). Macro Level Structure of and changes in the social and cultural "spirit" of the times. Social Geometery The number of group members effect social interaction. Social roles change as numbers increase. Increasing size and differentiation tend to loosen the bonds between individual...

Question 1 5 out of 5 points Why did Maria move to Rocinha? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: There were no jobs at home and her brother seemed to be doing well in Rocinha.  Question 2 5 out of 5 points How does Eric Obuh see scavenging work in the Lagos dump? Choose the BEST answer. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: as an opportunity to fund his dreams  Question 3 5 out of 5 points How does the author characterize government and NGO attempts to interact with...