[Sociology 1020] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 30 pages long Study Guide!
6 Feb 2017
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Probabilistic inquiry: inquiry based on the theory of probability (assuming x=y) Ontological generativity: how we define a concept describes our perspective. Social discourse vs. social reality: what can be said about a topic vs. what is true about a topic. Cultural relativism: understanding something related to their culture. Cultural transmission: passing information from generations about the culture. Dramaturgical analysis: daily lives can be compared to acting on a stage. Duality: the state of being in two parts. Moral panic: fear spread throughout a large group. Crime and criminality: criminals are made not born, crime is normal, criminals are abnormal. Social exclusion and boundary maintenance: who is included in the group defines it. Policing: people who are in/out stay in/out. Materialist and idealist theories of culture: technology has changed meanings (ex. accountability, responsibility) Medicalization: what we define as abnormal, we can make treatable. Idealism: non-material objects of cultures that construct reality.
