15. diversity: the variety of group experiences that result from the social structure of society.
16. sociological perspective: .
17. symbolic interaction theory: a theoretical perspective claiming that people act toward things because of the meaning things have for them.
18. social work: a profession that promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well being.
19. evaluation research: a critical appraisal or assessment, a judgement of the value, worth, character, or effectiveness of something; measurement of progress.
20. Debunking: Looking behind the facades of everyday life.
People: .
1. Charles Horton Cooley: 1864-1929 "looking glass self" and self concept, noting that selfish individualism prevented them from achieving an ideal society and that society is organic.
2. Charles Darwin: process of evolution in the survival of the fittest and evolutions course was towards perfection; laissez-faire (hands off) and let society take its course.
3. Karl Marx: 1818-1883, explains capitalism and how inequality between groups stems from economic organization of society.
4. Robert Merton: 1910-2003 functionalism where social practice has consequences not immediately apparent (manifest and latent functions).
5. Max Weber: 1864-1920 off of Marxism added that society had three basic dimensions: economical, political, and cultural (multidimensional) and that wars are fought because of all three dimensions in conflict.
6. Auguste Comte: 1798-1857 coined term sociology/positivism (a system of thought that regards scientific observation to be the highest form of knowledge pg13.
7. Emile Durkheim: 1858-1917 public degradation of Jews and believes that people in society are glued together by a belief system/bonds that link people together on the basis of functionalism and believes war promotes group and national identity.
8. George Herbert Meade: 1863-1931 developed symbolic interaction and develop a sense of self through the interactions with others .