Final, 3rd Theme of Sociology: Complex and Critical Thinking

Question 1

What is the third theme of sociology

Answer 1

Complex and critical thinking

Question 2

What is complex and critical thinking

Answer 2

The ability to not just accept beliefs or ideas just because you were raised to think a certain way.

Question 3

What is the example that should be paired with complex and critical thinking

Answer 3

socialization and the study about how parents raise their child reflects on the parent’s own experiences

Question 4

What is socialization

Answer 4

Process by which people learn the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate for members of a particular culture

Question 5

What is the definition of social role

Answer 5

a set of shared expectations about the behavior of a person occupying a particular position in a society

Question 6

Who did the study about parents/child raising styles

Answer 6

melvin L. Kohn

Question 7

What did Kohn’s study suggest

Answer 7

Working class wants child to conform to expectations of others and please others while middle class wants child to self-express or be independent and please oneself

Working class punish kids on basis of action, while middle class punish kids on basis of motive, not the action

Working class have jobs that are structured and are told what to do like a repair man and middle class have jobs where they can work without supervision like an office job.

Question 8

What are the two lessons to be learned from Kohn’s study

Answer 8

1. children are socialized differently based on parental expectations about the role they will take on as an adult, built off parent’s own experiences
2. Socialization is a lifelong process.