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22 Cards in this Set
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sociological imagination
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awareness of relationship between individual and the society
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natural science
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study of physical features of nature and how they interact and change
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social science
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study of social features of humans and how they interact/ change
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auguste comte
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credited with being the most influential in 1800s
France |
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harriet martineau
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emphasized the impact of economy, law, trade, health and poulation on social problems
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herbert spencer
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didnt want to correct or improve society, just understand it better
Darwins theory |
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emile durkheim
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-consequences of work in society
-concerned about danger of isolation |
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max weber
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taught students to apply Verstehen (understanding) in their work
developed "ideal type" |
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anomie
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loss of direction felt in a society when social control of the individual behavior is ineffective
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ideal type
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a construct or model for evaluating individual cases
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Karl Marx
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formed communist league- illegal coalition of labor groups
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Charles Horton Cooley
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focused on research of small groups
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Jane Addams
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founded the Hull House
goals were to assist the underpriveleged |
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Robert Merton
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attempted to explain deviant behavior
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FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE
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how the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability
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dysfunctions
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element or process in society that may actually disrupt the social system
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CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE
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behavior is best understood in terms of conflict between groups
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the Marxist view
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conflict is not merely a class phenomenon but a part of everyday life in all societies
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W E B Dubois
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black sociologist
researched to combat prejudice |
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the Feminist view
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sees inequity in general as central to all behavior
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INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVE
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generalize about everyday forms of interaction to explain society as a whole.
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dramaturgical approach
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people are seen as theatrical performers
popularized by Erving Goffman |
