Sociology Key Thinkers: G.H. Mead, Blumer, Cooley, and Goffman

The need for Ontological Security, which is the desire to feel that the world around us is orderly and stable.

Reflexive monitoring

Giddens underestimates the power of structures to resist change.

<p>Slaves who wished to abolish slavery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were persecuted by the Catholic Church.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It fails to explain how it applies to large-scale structures such as the economy or the state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain the status quo and ensure that the world around them appears orderly and stable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individual agency can contribute to social change, but it is not always enough to overcome the power of existing structures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows individuals to adjust their actions and contribute to social change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is not a theory at all, but rather a description of the kinds of things that sociologists find when they study society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To achieve women's right to vote</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bringing women's issues into the public sphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system of social structures and practices where men dominate, oppress, and exploit women</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Issues such as gender representations in the media and sexual harassment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That they are created by individuals, not a separate entity above them</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It emphasizes the importance of free will and choice in shaping individual identities and actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To address the inequalities between men and women based on power and status</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It ignores examples of working-class struggles changing society</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It highlights the difference in how men and women's sexuality is perceived</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To challenge gender roles and inequalities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Feminist movements across the three waves focus on addressing power and status inequalities between men and women, with the first wave focusing on women's suffrage, the second wave on bringing women's issues into the public sphere, and the third wave on gender representations and sexual harassment, ultimately seeking to challenge and change patriarchal societal structures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The portrayals of women in culture and the media often perpetuate patriarchal societal structures by reinforcing women's lower status and sexualizing them, thereby contributing to the maintenance of power and status inequalities between men and women.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of patriarchy highlights the systemic nature of power and status inequalities between men and women, where men dominate, oppress, and exploit women, and is a key concept in understanding the perpetuation of these inequalities in society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three waves of feminism demonstrate the evolving nature of feminist movements, with each wave building on the previous one and addressing new and emerging issues, such as women's suffrage, abortion, and sexual harassment, ultimately seeking to challenge and change patriarchal societal structures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of social structures as social constructions highlights the idea that societal structures and practices are created by individuals and are therefore subject to change, and that power and status inequalities are not fixed or natural but rather are constructed and maintained through societal structures and practices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The #HeforShe and #MeToo movements contribute to the ongoing efforts to address power and status inequalities by focusing on issues such as gender representations and sexual harassment, and by mobilizing individuals to take action to challenge and change patriarchal societal structures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of sexuality in feminist theory highlights the ways in which women's sexuality is perceived and controlled, and how this contributes to the perpetuation of power and status inequalities between men and women.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first wave of feminism and the Suffragettes' efforts to secure women's suffrage contributed to the ongoing efforts to address power and status inequalities by challenging the notion that women were not entitled to participate in the political process, and by seeking to create a more equitable society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of patriarchy is closely linked to the perpetuation of power and status inequalities between men and women, as it highlights the ways in which societal structures and practices contribute to the domination, oppression, and exploitation of women by men.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The feminist movements across the three waves demonstrate the importance of individual agency and collective action in challenging and changing patriarchal societal structures, as individuals and groups come together to challenge and change societal norms and practices.</p> Signup and view all the answers