Sociology Final Exam Study guide

Sociology Final Exam Study guide

 Theory & Research Methods Terms:

Sociological perspective

Social Location

Positivism

Social Darwinism

Emile Durkheim & Social Integration

Basic/pure sociology

Applied sociology

Theory

Symbolic Interactionism

Functional analysis

Latent and manifest functions

Conflict Theory

Hypothesis

Variable

Operational Definition

Validity

Reliability

Population

Sample

Random Sample

Experiment

Experiment group

Control Group

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

 Culture Terms:

Culture

Material Culture

Non-Material Culture

Culture shock

Ethnocentrism

Cultural Relativism

Positive Sanction

Negative Sanction

Folkways

Mores

Taboo

Subculture

Counterculture

paternalism

colonialism

forced assimilation 

Socialization Terms:

Social environment

Socialization

Looking glass self

Mead and Role Taking

Generalized Other

Agents of Socialization

Anticipatory Socialization

Resocialization

 Leader types & Social Support Terms:

Primary group

Secondary group

In-group

Out-group

Reference group

Social network

Dyad

Triad

Leader

Instrumental leader

Expressive leader

Authoritarian leader

Democratic leader

Laizzez-faire leader

Be familiar with the Stanford prison study

Groupthink

 Deviance Terms:

Deviance

Stigma

Social order

Negative sanction

Positive sanction

Genetic predisposition

Differential Association theory

Control theory

Labeling theory

Medicalization

 Social Class Terms:

Social mobility

Colonialism

Culture of poverty

Meritocracy

Means of production

Social Class

Status consistency

Status inconsistency

 Sex & Gender Terms:

Sex

Gender

Patriarchy

Feminism

Glass ceiling

Glass escalator

Hegemonic masculinity

Sexual harassment

Gender as a process, stratification system & institution

 Race & Ethnicity Terms:

Race

Ethnicity

Discrimination

Racism

Prejudice

Contact theory

Individual discrimination

Institution discrimination

Selective perception

Assimilation

Multiculturalism