Experience Sociology Chap. 1-5
1. David Croteau and William Hoynes: Who are the authors of Experience Sociology?
2. Society: A group of people who live together and share a culture
3. Sociology: A systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society 4. Sociological Perspective: A view of
the social world that focuses on discovering and understanding the connections between individuals and the broader social
contexts in which they live
5. Culture: The collection of values, beliefs, knowledge, norms, language, behaviors, and material objects shared by a people
and socially transmitted from generation to generation
6. Structure: The recurring patterns of behavior in social life
7. Power: The ability to bring about an intended outcome, even when opposed by others
8. Hegemony: A condition that exists when those in power have successfully spread their ideas - and marginalized alternative
view-points - so that their perspectives and interests are accepted widely as being universal and true
9. Legitimate Power: Authority that is voluntarily accepted by those who are affected
10. Illegitimate Power: A form of authority that relies on force or coercion to generate obedience
11. Ideology: A system of meaning that helps define and explain the world and that makes value judgments about that
world
12. Traditional Authority: Power that has legitimacy b/c of compliance with well-established cultural practices
13. Rational-Legal Authority: Power that has legitimacy b/c it is based on established laws, rules, and procedures
14. Charismatic Authority: Power whose legitimacy is derived from the extraordinary personal characteristics of an
individual leader, which inspire loyalty and devotion
15. Cultural Power: Influencing the stories people read, the ideas they consider, and the perspectives to which they are
regularly exposed is one way to exercise power in a society
16. Economic Power: Determines who will receive important resources and how those resources will be used
17. Political Power: Enabling some people to set the conditions under which others are expected to live
18. Patriarchy: Male domination through social institutions and cultural practices 19. Transparency: The requirement
that researchers explain how they collected and analyzed their evidence and how they reached their conclusions
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20. Coerce: To force people's compliance by threatening, intimidating, pressuring, or harming them
21. Status: A position in a social system that can be occupied by an individual
1. David Croteau and William Hoynes: Who are the authors of Experience Sociology?
2. Society: A group of people who live together and share a culture
3. Sociology: A systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society 4. Sociological Perspective: A view of
the social world that focuses on discovering and understanding the connections between individuals and the broader social
contexts in which they live
5. Culture: The collection of values, beliefs, knowledge, norms, language, behaviors, and material objects shared by a people
and socially transmitted from generation to generation
6. Structure: The recurring patterns of behavior in social life
7. Power: The ability to bring about an intended outcome, even when opposed by others
8. Hegemony: A condition that exists when those in power have successfully spread their ideas - and marginalized alternative
view-points - so that their perspectives and interests are accepted widely as being universal and true
9. Legitimate Power: Authority that is voluntarily accepted by those who are affected
10. Illegitimate Power: A form of authority that relies on force or coercion to generate obedience
11. Ideology: A system of meaning that helps define and explain the world and that makes value judgments about that
world
12. Traditional Authority: Power that has legitimacy b/c of compliance with well-established cultural practices
13. Rational-Legal Authority: Power that has legitimacy b/c it is based on established laws, rules, and procedures
14. Charismatic Authority: Power whose legitimacy is derived from the extraordinary personal characteristics of an
individual leader, which inspire loyalty and devotion
15. Cultural Power: Influencing the stories people read, the ideas they consider, and the perspectives to which they are
regularly exposed is one way to exercise power in a society
16. Economic Power: Determines who will receive important resources and how those resources will be used
17. Political Power: Enabling some people to set the conditions under which others are expected to live
18. Patriarchy: Male domination through social institutions and cultural practices 19. Transparency: The requirement
that researchers explain how they collected and analyzed their evidence and how they reached their conclusions
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Experience Sociology Chap. 1-5
20. Coerce: To force people's compliance by threatening, intimidating, pressuring, or harming them
21. Status: A position in a social system that can be occupied by an individual
