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Sociology
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social science that studies human society and social behavior
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Social Sciences
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related disciplines that study various aspects of human social behavior
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Social Interaction
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How people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior
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Social Phenomena
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an observable fact or event that involves the human society
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Sociological Perspective
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a viewing of the behavior of groups in a systematic way
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Sociological Imagination
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ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives
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Anthropology
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comparative study of various aspects of past and present cultures
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Psychology
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science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms
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Social Psychology
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study of how an individual's behavior and personality are affected by the social environment
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Economics
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study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their wants and needs
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Political Science
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study of the organization and operation of governments
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History
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study of past events
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Social Darwinism
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perspective that holds that societies evolve toward stability and perfection
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function
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positive consequence an element of society has for the maintenance of the social system
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Vehrstehen
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empathetic understanding of the meanings others attach to their actions.
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Ideal Type
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description of the essential characteristics of some aspect of society
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Theory
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systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena
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Theoretical Perspectives
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general set of assumptions about the nature of phenomena. In the case of sociology, a theoretical perspective outlines certain assumptions about the nature of social life
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Functionalist Perspective
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theoretical perspective that views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system.
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Dysfunctional
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negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system
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Manifest Function
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intended and recognized consequence of some element of society
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Latent Function
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unintended and unrecognized consequence of some element of society
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Conflict Perspective
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theoretical perspective that focuses on those forces in society that promote competition and change
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Interactionist Perspective
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theoretical perspective that focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society
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Symbol
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anything that stands for something else and has a shared meaning attached it
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Symbolic Interaction
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interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols
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Three Theoretical Paradigms
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structural-functional, social conflict, and symbolic interaction
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Manifest functions
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recognized and intended consequences.
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Latent functions
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unrecognized and unintended consequences.
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_______ leads to suicide
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lower social integration leads to ____
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Auguste Comte
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Importance of social integration during times of rapid change, coined term "social integration"
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Herbert Spencer
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Compared society to the human body, social Darwinism, influenced by Charles Darwin
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Robert K. Merton
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manifest functions, latent functions, social dysfunctions
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Karl Marx
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The importance of social class in inequality and social conflict
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Race as the major problem facing the United States in the 20th century, PhD from Harvard
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Jane Addams
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creator of Hull House in Chicago
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Emile Durkheim
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Helped established sociology as a discipline, studied suicide rates
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Max Weber
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Understanding a setting from the people in it
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George Herbert Mead
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How we build personalities from social experience (see from their perspective)
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Erving Goffman
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Dramaturgical analysis (actors on a stage)
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George Homans & Peter Blau
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Social-exchange analysis (what we gain and lose from each interaction)
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