SOC 1113 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Symbolic Interactionism, Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, Ethnocentrism
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Random samples: a group of subjects chosen from a defined population. Conflict theory: a framework that view society in a struggle for scarce resources. Organic & mechanical solidarity: mechanical- a state of community bonding in traditional societies in which people share common beliefs and values, organic- people with a large division of labor. Durkheim suicide: two forces determine whether a person will take their own life: egoistic- lack of solidarity, altruistic- high levels of solidarity, fatalistic- lack of social control, anomic- result of social unrest. Hawthorne effect: when someone acts differently because they know they are part of an experiment. Manifest and latent functions: manifest- functions that lead to an unexpected consequence. Latent- function that leads to unforeseen or unexpected consequences. The structure of language strongly influences a speake(cid:396)"s worldview. August comtte: started thinking about the functionalist paradigm. Erik erikson"s stages: (8 stages: infancy, toddlerhood, preschooler, elementary school, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood.
