Sociology Midterm (Introduction, *******)
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lifeisdolce on March 19, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sociology | the systematic study of human society and social interaction |
| Auguste Comte | developed Sociology |
| applied sociology | the use of sociological research and theory to solve real world problems |
| clinical sociology | the use of sociological knowledge to intervene in social settings and help guide the process of change (ex: social worker, matchmaker) |
| 1. social structure (how society is organized) 2. socialization (how we learn about the world) 3. social action (or social change) | the three main concerns of sociology |
| French Revolution | contributed laws to society |
| Industrial Revolution | contributed social institutions |
| Anthony Giddens | sociology bridges the gap from traditional society to modern |
| anthropology economics political science public policy | sister disciplines of sociology |
| culture | anthropology |
| limited resources | economics |
| government and politics | political science |
| public policy | combination of sociology, economics, and political science |
| 1. criminology 2. medical sociology 3. sociology of education 4. sociology of family 5. race and ethnic relations | five major subfields of sociology |
| it was the first major social problem to be studied from a sociological point-of-view | suicide is important to sociology because... |
| Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Nevada | what states have the highest rate of suicide? |
| Connecticut and New Jersey | what states have the lowest rate of suicide? |
| third | suicide is the ____ leading cause of death for people aged 15-24 |
| tripled | since the 1950s, the suicide rate for people aged 15-24 has ______ |
| suicide guy | Emile Durkheim |
| a person's social ties to society are too weak or too strong | according to Durkheim, suicide is more likely to occur when... |
| one would not expect to find any noticeable changes in the rates from year to year or group to group | according to Durkheim, if suicide was a random event... |
| single people divorced people married people without kids protestants | among what groups of people is suicide most common? |
| 1. egoistic 2. altruistic 3. anomic 4. fatalistic | four types of suicide |
| social integration too low | egoistic suicide |
| social integration too great | altruistic suicide |
| social regulation too low | anomic suicide |
| social regulation too great | fatalistic suicide |
| suicide bomber | example of an altruistic suicide |
| suicides after 9/11 | example of anomic suicide |
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