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19 Cards in this Set
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Social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms
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Psychology
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Social science that studies human society and social behavior
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Sociology
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Study of past events
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History
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Ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life
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Sociological imagination
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Observable fact or event
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Social psychology
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Positive consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system
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Function
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Study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants
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Economics
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Comparative study of past and present cultures
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Anthropology
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Anything that represents something else, and members of society agree on the meaning attached to it
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Symbol
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Negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system
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Dysfunction
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Explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena
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Theory
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Belief that only the fittest societies would survive over time
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Social Darwinism
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Study of how the social environment affects an indivdual's behavior and personality
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Social psychology
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How people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior
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Social interaction
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Examination of the organization and operation of governments
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Political science
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Disciplines that study human social behavior
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Social sciences
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Why people act the way they act in society
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Socialogical perspective
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Description compised of the essential characteristics of a feature of society
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Ideal type
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Outlines specific ideas about teh nature of social life
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Theoretical perspectives
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