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13 Cards in this Set
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social Darwinism
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perspectivet that holds that socities evolve toward stability and perfection
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function
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positive consequence an element of society has for the maintaince of the social system
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verstehen
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empathetic understanding
of the meanings other attach to their actions |
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theory
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systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomia
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theoretical perspective
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general set of assumptions about the nature of phenomena
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functionalist perspective
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theortical perspective that views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system
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dysfuncton
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negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system
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manifest fuction
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intended and reconginized consequence of some element of society
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latent function
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uninteneded and unreconginized consequence of some element of society
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conflict perspective
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focuses on those forces in society that promote competion and change
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interactionist perspective
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focuses on how imdividuals 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 to it.
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symbol interaction
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interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols
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