Norms
Societal expectations for how we are to act, think and look
Micro level analysis
Individual experiences and choices
Agency
People’s capacity to make choices
Macro level analysis
Broader social forces
Sociology
The systematic study of society and
social behaviour, using the sociological
imagination
Sociological imagination
Explores the
interconnections between the micro-level (personal choices) and the macro-level (broader social forces)
Empirical method
Systematic data collection
producing verifiable findings
Theory
Set of propositions intended to explain a fact or phenomenon
Manifest function
The intended function of a societal
structure/institution
Latent function
Unintended function of a societal
structure/institution
Anomie
State of normlessness
Bourgeoisie
Owners of means of production
Proletariat
Owners of their own labour, not the means of production
Patriarchy
Legal and social power vested in males
Discourse
Ways of understanding a subject or social
phenomenon
