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30 Cards in this Set
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sociology
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science guided by the basic understanding that "the social matters"; our lives are affected, not only by our individual characteristics but by our place in the social world
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sociological imagination
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the ability to look beyond the individual as the cause for success and failure and see how one's society influences the outcome
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micro
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means small
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macro
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means large-scale
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solidarity
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refers to the level of connectedness and integration a person feels to others in the environment
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egoistic suicides
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suicides that result from a lack of solidarity, occurring among those who have few social connections, feel isolated and alone, and are more likely to fall into despair
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altruistic suicides
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suicides that occur when the level of solidarity is exceptionally high and when the individual views the group's interest as superior to all other interests
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fatalistic suicides
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suicides that result from too much social control
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anomic suicides
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suicides that occur as a result of rapid change, usually economic
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paradigm
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refers to a theoretical framework through which scientists study the world
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functionalism
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a theoretical framework that defines society as a system of interrelated parts
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conflict theory
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a theoretical framework that views society as an unequal system that brings about conflict and change
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symbolic interactionism
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a theoretical framework that focuses on how people interact with others in their daily everyday lives
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social laws
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statements that are unchanging under given conditions and can be used as ground rules for any kind of society
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social statics
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the existing structural elements of society
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social dynamics
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the changes in the existing structural elements of society
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social darwinism
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notion that suggests strong societies survive and weak ones become extinct
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mechanical solidarity
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refers to the state of community bonding in traditional societies in which people share beliefs and values and perform common activities
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organic solidarity
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occurs when people live in a society with a diverse division of labor
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functions
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social factors that affect people in a society
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manifest functions
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functions that lead to an expected consequence or outcome
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latent functions
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functions that lead to unforseen or unexpected consequences
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bourgeoisie
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members of the capitalist group
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proletariat
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members of the poor working class
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false consciousness
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a person's lack of understand of their position in society
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class consciousness
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an understanding of one's position in the class system
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self
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refers to a person's identity and what makes that person different from others
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contagion
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a rapid irrational mode in which people do not think rationally or clearly
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dramaturgy
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a theory of interaction in which all life is like acting
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community learning
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occurs when individuals and groups work to identify and address issues of public concern
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