SOC203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Judith Butler, Jean Baudrillard, Aaron Devor

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC203
• Professor: Kenneth Caine

Document Summary

Society is a set of interrelated parts. Cultural consensus exists and leads to social order; natural state of society- balance and harmony. Socialization the process by which social control is exerted; people need society and its institutions. Rapid social change: social disorganization that disrupts the harmony and balance. Inadequate socialization, weak institutions, or a combination of these. Cultivate a strong collective sense of right and wrong. Called (cid:862)su(cid:374)shi(cid:374)e so(cid:272)iolog(cid:455)(cid:863) does not deal with issues of power and conflict; incorrectly assumes a consensus. Uppo(cid:396)ts the (cid:373)ai(cid:374)te(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e of the status (cid:395)uo; (cid:374)eeds to ask (cid:862)fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)al fo(cid:396) (cid:449)ho(cid:373)? (cid:863) Society is marked by power struggles over scarce resources. Inequities result in conflict social change is inevitable; natural state of society- imbalance. People are inherently good, but are corrupted by society and its economic structure. G(cid:396)oups (cid:449)ith po(cid:449)e(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ol i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)s; (cid:862)o(cid:396)de(cid:396)(cid:863) is pa(cid:396)t of the illusio(cid:374) Dominance of groups of people over other groups of people.