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21 Cards in this Set
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is the systematic study of human society
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sociology
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is the study of the larger world and our society's place in it.
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global perspective
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is a basic image of society that guides thinking and research.
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theoretical paradigm
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are the consequences of any social pattern for the operation of society as a whole.
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social functions
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are the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern.
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manifest functions
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are the unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern.
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latent functions
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is a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.
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Structural-functional paradigm
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is a framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change.
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Social-conflict paradigm
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is a framework for building theory that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals.
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Symbolic-interaction paradigm
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is an apparent, although false, relationship between two (or more) variables caused by some other variable.
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Spurious correlation
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is a change in a subject's behavior caused simply by the awareness of being studied.
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Hawthorne effect
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is the values, beliefs, behavior, and material objects that together form a people's way of life.
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Culture
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is the tangible things created by members of a society.
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Material culture
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is the intangible world of ideas created by members of a society.
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Nonmaterial culture
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are rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members.
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Norms
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are norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance.
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Mores
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are norms for routine or casual interaction.
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Folkways
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is the dominance of European (especially English) cultural patterns.
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Eurocentrism
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is the practice of evaluating a culture by its own standards.
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Cultural relativism
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are traits that are part of every know culture.
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Cultural universals
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are people who own and operate factories and other businesses in pursuit of profit.
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Capitalists
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