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Perspective
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A particular point of view
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What is sociology?
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The scientific study of social structure
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social structure
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sociological perspective
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Never focuses on the individual
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Never....
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social structure
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The patterned interaction of people in social relationships
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patterned _________ of ________ in ___________ ___________
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sociological imagination
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The ability of individuals to see the relationship between events in their personal lives and events in their society
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ability of individuals to __________
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positivism
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scientific observation in the study of social behaviour, meaning that sociology should be a science based on knowledge of which we can be "positive" or sure
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comes from being positive or sure
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social statistics
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The study of social stability and order
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social dynamics
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The study of social change
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bourgeoisie
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class owning the means for producing wealth
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Capitalists
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person who owns or controls the means for producing wealth
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proletariat
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working class; those who labour for the bourgeoisie
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_________ class; those who __________ for the ______________
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class conflict
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The ongoing struggle between the bourgeoisie (owners) and the proletariat (working) classes
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The ongoing __________ between the ___________ and the __________
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mechanical solidarity
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social dependency based on a widespread consensus of values and beliefs, enforced conformity, and dependence on tradition and family
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organic solidarity
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social interdependency based on a high degree of specialization in roles
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verstehen
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understanding social behaviour by putting yourself in the place of others
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rationalization
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The mind - set emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning
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The ___________ emphasizing _________, __________, and _____________
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theoretical perspective
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a set of assumptions accepted as true
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a set of _______________ accepted as _______
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functionalism
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approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society
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manifest functions
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intended and recognized consequences of an aspect of society
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latent functions
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unintended and unrecognized consequences of an aspect of society
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dysfunction
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negative consequences of an aspect of society
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conflict perspective
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approach emphasizing the role of conflict, competition, and constraint within a society
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power
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The ability to control the behaviour of others
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symbol
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anything that stands for something else and has an agreed upon meaning attached to it
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symbolic interactionism
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approach that focuses on the interactions among people based on mutually understood symbols
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dramaturgy
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approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical preformances
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