Sociology Key Terms

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8

 
Chapter One
sociology
global perspective
sociological imagination
positivism
theory
functionalism
globalization
paradigm
science
social conflict
sociological imagination
symbolic interactionist
Chapter Two
truth
bias
concept
correlation
dependent variable
ethnography
Hawthorne Effect
hypothesis
independent variable
informed consent
interview
objectivity
population universe
qualitative research
quantitative research
random sample
reliability
replication
research methods
sample
statistics
survey
validity
variable

 

Chapter Three
culture
nonmaterial culture
material culture
symbols
language
cultural transmission
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
values
beliefs
norms
mores
folkways
high culture
popular culture
subculture
counterculture
multiculturalism
cultural integration
ethnocentrism
cultural relativism
structural functional perspective
cultural universals
social conflict
Chapter 5 (I'm going to combine a few terms from Ch 4)
the five different societies are important.
hunting/gathering societies
horticultural societies
pastoral societies
agrarian/agricultural societies
industrial societies
postindustrial societies

Ch 5 specifically
understanding socialization:
     Freud
     Piaget
     Kohlberg
     Mead
     Cooley
agents of socialization
life course
resocialization

 

Chapter Eight
deviance
crime
social control
structural functional
    Merton
symbolic interactionist
    labeling
    medicalization
    Hirschi
social conflict analysis
types of crimes
street criminal
criminal justice system
Chapter 14
race
ethnicity
prejudice/theories
stereotypes
discrimination
patterns of interaction
race/ethnicity in the U.S.

 
Chapter Thirteen
bisexuality
feminism
feminization of labor
gender
gender role
gender identity/agents
glass ceiling
heterosexuality
homosexuality
liberal feminism
patriarchy
radical feminism
sex
sexism
sexual harassment
sexual orientation
sexuality
socialist feminism
transsexuality
Chapter Fifteen
gerontology
age stratification
caregiving
ageism
disengagement theory
activitiy theory
euthanasia

 
Chapter Seventeen
power
government
types of authority
democracy
authoritarianism
totalitarianism
welfare state
special-interest groups
pluralist
power-elite
Marxist political-economy model
causes of war
Chapter Eighteen
family
marriage
endogamy/exogamy/monogamy
polygamy/polygyny/polyandry
matri/patrilocal/bilateral
functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist
romantic love
U.S. families
transitions and problems
violence against women

 
Chapter Sixteen
economy                           
sectors                             
capitalism                          
communism                       
unions
post industrial economy
global economy
socialism
labor market
monopoly
Chapter Twenty
economy
hidden curriculum
credentialism
functionbalist, conflict perspectives
functions of schooling
tracking
functional literacy

 
Chapter Eleven
income/wealth
social classes
social mobility
poverty
high/mid/low income
Chapter Twelve
poverty
slavery
modernization theory
dependency theory
neo/colonialism

 
Chapter Twenty-three
collectivity
crowd
mob/riot
contagion theory/convergence theory/emergent norm theory
panic/hysteria
Chapter Twenty-four
evolutionary theories of societal change
fad
fashion
goal displacement
Gemeinschaft
Gesellschaft
grass roots organizing
social movements
panic
reactionary social movement
rebellion
reformist social movement
resource mobilization theory
riot
rise and fall theories
societal change