CAS SO 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Class Conflict, Georg Simmel, Verstehen
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Soc 100 spring 2016 introduction to sociology: concept list for midterm review. The socilogical imagination: c. wright mills influenced the new left . Troubles are more on an individual scale whereas the latter is influenced by. Social deviance: to deviate from the social norms. Social norms are fluid and are subject to change from cultures and time period. Ivory tower: connecting indv lives/experiences to larger social-historical contexts, social trends, or social facts. Mechanical versus organic solidarity: mechanical solidarity is based on bonding over sameness. In premodern times, talk about how farmers more or less had to perform similar tasks and would bond over their similar lives. Organic solidarity is what characterizes modern society this is based on interdependence where different people of society perform specialized tasks that fit their skills. This division of labor divides society making it more difficult for others to find common ground.
