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C1, Individualistic explanation
The tendency to attribute people's achievements and failures to their personal qualities.
C1, Sociological imagination
The ability to see the impact of social forces on our private lives.
C1, Sociology
The systematic study of human societies
C2, Achieved status
The social position acquired through our own efforts or accomplishments or taken on voluntarily.
C2, Ascribed status
The social position acquired at birth or taken on involuntarily later in life.
C2, Coalition
The subgroup of a triad, formed when two members unite against the third member.
C2, Conflict perspective
The theoretical perspective that views the structure of society as a source of inequality that always benefits some groups at the expense of other groups.
C2, Culture
Language, values, beliefs, rules, behaviors, and artifacts that characterize a society.
C2, Dyad
A group consisting of two people.
C2, Feminist perspective
The theoretical perspective that focuses on gender as the most important source of conflict and inequality in social life.
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