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18 Cards in this Set
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Sociology |
is the study of human society |
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Sociological persepective |
is seeing the general in the particular |
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Global perspective |
the study of the larger world and our society's place in it |
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Positivism |
a scientific approach to knowledge based on "positive" facts as opposed to mere speculations |
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Theory |
is a statement of how and why specific facts are related |
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theoretical approach |
a basic image of society that guides thinking and research |
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structural-functional approach |
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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social structure |
any relatively stable pattern of social behavior |
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social functions |
the consequences of any social pattern for the operation of society as a whole |
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manifest functions |
the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern |
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latent functions |
the unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern |
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social dysfunction |
is any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society |
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social-conflict aproach |
is a framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict |
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gender-conflict theory |
the study of society that focuses on inequality and conflict between men and women |
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feminism |
support of social equality for women and men |
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macro-level orientation |
a broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole |
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micro-level orientation |
a close-up focus on social interaction in specific situations |
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symbolic-interaction approach |
is a framework for building theory that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals. |
