Sociology and Demography

Cards (21)

  • sociology focuses on the study of humans and its interaction with one another
  • social control is the internalization of values and behavioral actualization that forms harmony in society
  • crime is the violation of moral values that may result in the commission of crimes against people or property
  • deviance is the violation of social norms
  • social divisions include age class, status, gender, fraternity, labor, agriculture, etc.
  • family is the basic unit of society
  • religion is the system of belief that defines the actions of a particular group of people
  • media includes analog telecommunications, digital communications, and computer networks
  • demography is the study of the population in a certain country, place, timeline and focuses on morality and fertility
  • morality is one of the focuses of demography and covers the number of deaths in a particular place and time
  • in the 1800s, mortality rates are high because of poor hygiene, disease, and war but it slowed down as time progressed
  • fertility is one of the focuses of demography that refers to the average number of children per woman today. it's influenced by factors like care, level of education, contraceptive methods, and immigration
  • this term refers to ensuring everyone receives the same rights
    equality
  • this term means that everyone has access to those rights and gets what they need to be successful
    equity
  • this term means to create powerful solutions and systems fair to all
    liberation
  • this term refers to different ways how societies are grouped
    social divisions
  • enumerate the 6 social divisions
    • age class
    • fraternity
    • status
    • labor
    • gender
    • agriculture
  • "socius" - companion; associate; "logos" - reasoned speech about companionship
  • father of sociology
    august comte
  • "demos" - the people; "graphy" - writing about the people
  • father of demography
    john gaunt