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$100 Question from Lecture 1During the time of slavery in America, many African slaves committed suicide as opposed to living in the terrible living conditions for the rest of their life. If Durkheim were to see this, he’d think the slave committed what type of suicide and why?

$100 Answer from Lecture 1Fatalistic because the slave more than likely saw no other way to improve his situation and felt too overregulated in his society.

$200 Question from Lecture 1In lecture, Prof. Swidler discussed the objective truth and the social truth and how one of them protects us from Anomic suicide. According to Durkheim, which truth, that we live in, protects us from Anomic suicide and how does it protect us?

$200 Answer from Lecture 1Social; social rules we live within tell us when we are accomplished, when we have achieved something, and set limits and boundaries for us.

$300 Question from Lecture 1According to Durkheim, what is the "basic and elementary form of social solidarity?" hint: It's one word found in the title of his 3rd book

$300 Answer from Lecture 1

religion

$400 Question from Lecture 1According to discussion notes, Durkheim would believe prison inmates with long sentences or recently released inmates who faced the perpetual negative stigma of having a criminal record were most in danger of which type of suicide? Why?(State the answer that was discussed in section and answer's the "why" component most accurately)

$400 Answer from Lecture 1Fatalistic: because in jail, prisoners may feel an excessive regulation on their lives and with the negative stigma, may feel there is no way to improve their life situation.

$500 Question from Lecture 1According to Durkheim, when there is a breakdown of social ties, rules, norms, laws, and expectations, or when there is a rapid social change or transformation, people are most in danger of committing _____________suicide.

$500 Answer from Lecture 1

Anomic

$100 Question from Lecture 2

According to Emile Durkheim, Individuals depend on society forThese 2 reasons. What do these 2 reasons prevent?

$100 Answer from Lecture 2

1) Social Integration – prevents egoistic2) Social Regulation – anomic sucice

$200 Question from Lecture 2

This type of solidarity is based on a Shared, common, collective conscious.Also explain how with example.

$200 Answer from Lecture 2

Mechanical Solidarity – everybody Had similar morals, lifestyle. ExampleOf every morning, we all wake up at 7

$300 Question from Lecture 2

This type of solidarity is based off a complex division of Labor, in which each piece of society plays a specific Function. (Also must give a contemporary example)

$300 Answer from Lecture 2

Organic Solidarity – in our society nowWe all have different jobs. Some peopleProduce food, others clothes, etc.

$400 Question from Lecture 2

In order to make something sacred, A society needs to do these 2 actionsTo something.

$400 Answer from Lecture 2

1) Separate from the profane2) Treat with awe, fear, love respect.

3) EXAMPLE: US Flag

$500 Question from Lecture 2

Explain what Durkheim means by the“Dualism of human nature.” Give an Example of where this could be Exhibited.

$500 Answer from Lecture 2

We have our normal, mundane self. Periodically gatherFor ritualistic celebrations & the collective effervescenceOf the situation creates our “collectively generated self”

* church, concert

$100 Question from Lecture 3

Explain the paradox of modernity with the picture of the Umbrella.

$100 Answer from Lecture 3With modernity, collective conscious is“receding”, but shared belief in the Individual, individual dignity rights, etc.Is the driving ideology of our collective Conscious in modernity.* The individual is the totem in modernity.

$200 Question from Lecture 3

Prof. Swidler refers to institutions as Seeming mysterious – what are the 3 Reasons she gave to justify this?

$200 Answer from Lecture 31) They’re created by humans, but we look at them as something outside of us2) Constrain from the outside & appear to be permanent3) All institutions are subject to revision & transformable by humans, but treatedAs if eternal, external, and a fixed part of out society.

$300 Question from Lecture 3

The 4 components of institutions (withAn explanation)

$300 Answer from Lecture 31) Rules or recipes that define the institution (cognitive)2) Sanctions – rewards & punishments that enforce rules (regulative)3) Purposes that justify & guide institutional choices4) Moral Codes (normative)

$400 Question from Lecture 3

Using the basis of Mr. Montgomery & The Dodgers, use the followingWords in a paragraph that makes sense: collective consciousSocietyTotemCollective effervescenceModernity

$400 Answer from Lecture 3

Mr. Montgomery share a collective conscious & a social bond with The society of the LA Dodgers. They share a common totem, and whenHe attends a game, he feels a deeper connection to the culture because of the Collective effervescence. But with a complex division of labor in society with Modernity, it puts him in conflict with other totems and societies (SF Giants)

$500 Question from Lecture 3

The Institution of “Arts & Culture”: Based off of the 4 components, explain how “Arts & Culture” fit the criteria to be an institution.

$500 Answer from Lecture 3Arts & Culture

1) Rules or recipes that define the institution (cognitive)2) Sanctions – rewards & punishments that enforce rules

(regulative)3) Purposes that justify & guide institutional choices4) Moral Codes (normative)

$100 Question from Lecture 4

Why do institutions in America Seem “invisible”? Give an example

$100 Answer from Lecture 4

We live within institutions that work so Smoothly and efficiently, we don’t even Notice they are there or what they do

•We have the right to own property that isProtected from being stolen and taken byGov’t agencies.

$200 Question from Lecture 4

Compare America’s commodity market withMalawi’s market, with an example.

$200 Answer from Lecture 4In America, we have a commodity market in which if we need toBuy something, like property, technology, or even need a doctor,We can easily go out and buy these commodities.

In a society like Malawi, and many other societies, most things areNot readily for sale. You must have “friends with influence”

$300 Question from Lecture 4If Prof. Swidler’s daughter is in her class, and she insists on grading All of her work, why would this feel wrong?

$300 Answer from Lecture 4

Because it goes against what we feel is morallyRight based off of their roles within the Institution of “School”

$400 Question from Lecture 4

What are 2 components that make our Institutions run so smoothly?

$400 Answer from Lecture 4

Our institutions contain basic security & enforceable

Legal rights.

$500 Question from Lecture 4

“I don’t need the government and their rules and excessiveRegulations! I’m a self made man who made my own Success!”

• Based off of this lecture around institutions, how mightProf. Swidler respond?

$500 Answer from Lecture 4

No matter who you are, or what youHave, at one time or another, youDepended on a component of an Institution to accumulate your success!

Like what for example?

$100 Question from Lecture 14

What is the main question Davis & Moore ask and what Is their argument?

$100 Answer from Lecture 14Q: Why is there social inequality? Why do social positionsIn society come with very unequal rewards?

A: positions rewarded unequally exist for the good of society and when skills are

1) Valuable for society (lot’s of demand)2) Scarce (relatively small number of people who do this)

$200 Question from Lecture 14

Explain the main idea of “functionalist” ideology

$200 Answer from Lecture 14In society, no matter how good or badSomething may seem, it serves a function inMaking society run efficiently, contributing to ourOrganic solidarity working properly.

$300 Question from Lecture 14

What are the 2 questions you need to answerTo evaluate a sociological theory accurately?

$300 Answer from Lecture 14

1) What are the questions being asked?2) What are the assumptions/ problems withthe theory?

$400 Question from Lecture 14

What are the 3 problems/ assumptions that Davis & Moore makeIn their theory?

$400 Answer from Lecture 141) What makes skills “valuable?”2) Are skills truly being “maximized?”3) What makes skills scarce?

$500 Question from Lecture 14Explain the problems with “universal” questions and how to fixA “universal” question

$500 Answer from Lecture 14

Universal questions are impossible to test because they areToo broad and have no variables to compare* To fix, add variables and specify your research question.

Final Jeopardy

What is Max Weber’s basic research question And how does he define class?

Final Jeopardy AnswerQ:When & under what circumstances will people form groups to pursue their interests in common (rather than competing only as individuals)?

Class: Class: common determinants of life chances in a market. Class is an economic phenomenon and a basis on which people form groups.

Most classes are not groups, merely situations on which people can build a group around.