SOC101 Study Guide - Credentialism And Educational Inflation, Social Inequality, Philosophes
18 Apr 2013
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Values: cultural assessments that identify something as right, desirable, and moral. Political economy: the interactions of politics, government and governing, and the social and cultural constitution of markets, institutions, and actors. Globalization: a worldwide process involving the production, distribution, and consumption of technological, political, economic, and socio-cultural goods and services. Natural state: hobbes" conception of the human condition before the emergence of formal social structures. Ideal types: classic or pure forms of a given social phenomenon (e. g. , to some, the united states is an ideal type of capitalism) Philosophes: french philosophers during the enlightenment period who advocated critical thinking and practical knowledge. Organic analogy: the belief that society is like an organism with interdependent and interrelated parts. Social darwinism: spencer"s assertion that societies evolve according to the same principles as do biological organisms. Laissez-faire: a point of view that opposes regulation of or interference with natural processes. Collective conscience: durkheim"s concept highlighting the totality of a society"s beliefs and sentiments.
