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23 Cards in this Set
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Sociology |
The study of human Society |
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Sociology Perspective |
The point of view to study sociology To see the general patterns in people |
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Global Perspective |
The larger world and our society's place in it |
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World's countries can be divided in 3 ways |
High income Middle income Low income |
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Positivism |
Scientific approach to knowledge based on "positive" facts |
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Theory |
A statement of how and why specific facts are related |
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Theoretical Approach |
A basic image of society that guides thinking and research Structural-functionalist Social Conflict Symbolic Interaction |
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Structural Functional Approach |
A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system |
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Social Conflict Approach |
Building a theory that sees society as an area of inequality that makes conflict |
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Gender Conflict Theory |
The study of society that focuses on inequality and conflict between women and men |
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Race Conflict Theory |
The study of society that focuses on inequality between different races |
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Feminism |
Support of social equality for women and men |
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Symbolic- Interaction Approach |
Building a theory that sees society as the product of the everyday Interactions of individuals |
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Macro-Level |
A broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole |
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Micro-Level |
A close up focus on a social interaction in specific situations |
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Positivist Sociology |
The study of society based on scientific observation of social behavior |
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Science |
A logical system that develops knowledge from direct, systematic observation |
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Concept |
A mental construct that represents some aspects of the world in simplified form |
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Variable |
A concept whose value changes from case to case |
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Objectivity |
Personal neutrality in conducting research |
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Interpretive Sociology |
Study if society that focuses on discovering the meanings people attach to their social world |
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Critical Sociology |
Study of society that focuses on the need for social change |
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Hypothesis |
Possible relationship between two (or more) variables |
