Notes: social instituions: structures in society providing the framework for governing the behaivor of individuals in a community or society, such as family, education, religion, economy, and the government.
society: a large group of people associated with a shared culture and social institutions
fundamental elements of the sociological perspective: conflict, functionalist, and symbolic interactionism
sociological perspective: the process of understanding and explaining how individuals and groups interact within society.
Social structures: the distinctive and stable arrangements of social patterns that form the society as a whole.
imagination: the ability to see the details of our own lives in the context of larger social structures as opposed to merely personal choices or personal troubles
sociological theory: a set of interrelated ideas that provide a systematic understanding of the social world.
macro sociology: a level of analysis focusing on social systems and populations on a large scale.
micro sociology: a level of analysis focusing on indivudals and small groups within the larger social system.
bourgeoisie: the wealthy class- small minority
proletariat: the poor, propertyless, industrical working class
karl marx, Emile durkheim
conflict theory, a sociological perspective emphasizing the role of political and economic power and oppression as contributing to the existing social order
functionalist theory, a macro view of how the parts of society serve to maintain stability
manifest functions, intentional and formally sanctioned functions of social institutions and society.
Latent functions, unintentional and informally sanctioned functions of social institutions and society,
dysfunction, the undesirable disruptions of social patterns resulting in negative consequences within society (