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20 Cards in this Set
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Sociology
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The systematic study of social behavior and human groups.
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Sociological imagination
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An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past.
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Private troubles
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Obstacles that individuals face as individuals rather than as a consequence of their social position.
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Public issues
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Obstacles that individuals in similar positions face; also referred to by sociologists as "social problems."
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Agency
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The freedom individuals have to choose and to act.
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Social inequality
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A condition in which members of society have differing amounts of wealth, prestige, and power.
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Science
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The body of knowledge obtained by methods based upon systematic observation.
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Natural science
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The study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change.
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Social science
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The study of the social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change.
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Theory
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In sociology a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behavior.
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Anomie
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Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.
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Macrosociology
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Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations.
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Microsociology
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Sociological investigation that stresses the study of small groups, often through experimental means.
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Functionalist perspective
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A sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.
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Conflict perspective
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A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups.
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Interactionist perspective
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A sociological approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole.
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Applied sociology
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The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organizations.
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Clinical sociology
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The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of altering social relationships or restructuring social institutions.
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Dramaturgical approach
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A view of social interaction popularized by Erving Goffman in which people are seen as theatrical performers.
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Globalization
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The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas.
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