Bachelor of Social Science Sociology Flashcards
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Howard Becker's labeling theory argues that deviance is:
Answer: Not a quality of the act but a consequence of applying labels by others
Becker argued that deviance is not inherent in behavior but is created when powerful groups successfully apply the label of 'deviant' to others.
Which sociological concept describes the experience of workers becoming disconnected from the products of their labor, the labor process, other workers, and their own human potential?
Answer: Alienation
Marx's concept of alienation describes how capitalist production estranges workers from their labor, its products, fellow workers, and their own species-being.
The 'demographic transition model' in sociology and demography describes the historical shift from:
Answer: High birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as societies develop
The demographic transition model traces the movement from high fertility and high mortality in pre-industrial societies to low fertility and low mortality in industrialized ones.
Which term describes the phenomenon where organizations across different societies adopt similar structures and practices due to common pressures?
Answer: Isomorphism
Institutional isomorphism, developed by DiMaggio and Powell, explains how organizations become increasingly similar due to coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures.
C. Wright Mills distinguished between 'personal troubles' and 'public issues' to argue that:
Answer: Many private problems are rooted in broader social structures and require structural solutions
Mills' 'sociological imagination' invites individuals to see the connection between their personal biography and larger historical and social forces.
In Randall Collins' interaction ritual chain theory, 'emotional energy' refers to:
Answer: The confidence and enthusiasm generated through successful social interaction rituals
Collins argues that successful interaction rituals generate emotional energy — feelings of confidence, enthusiasm, and initiative — that motivate future interactions.
The concept of 'cumulative disadvantage' in sociology refers to:
Answer: The process by which early disadvantages compound over the life course to widen inequality
Cumulative disadvantage theory holds that small initial differences in resources or opportunities compound over time, producing dramatically unequal life outcomes.