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Sociology |
the systematic study of human society |
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Sociological perspective |
seeing the general in the particular |
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Social integration |
different categories of people socializing with each other |
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Social marginality |
Being an outsider |
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Sociological imagination |
Helps people understand their society and how it affects their everyday lives |
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Global perspective |
Study of the larger world and our society's place in it |
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Global awareness |
Recognizing that the position of our society affects everyone in our nation/country |
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High-income countries |
Countries with high standards of living/rich (U.S., Canada, Japan, etc.) |
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Middle-income countries |
Countries with the average standard of living (Eastern Europe, South Africa) |
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Low-income countries |
Countries with the lowest standard of living/poor (Most poor countries in Africa, some in Asia) |
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Theoretical approach |
Basic image of society that guides thinking and research |
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Structural-Functionalism |
Society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability |
Macro-level orientation |
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Social structure |
Any stable pattern of social behavior |
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Social functions |
The consequences of a social pattern for the operation of society as a whole |
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Manifest functions |
Intended consequences of behavior |
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Latent functions |
Unintended consequences of behavior |
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Social dysfunctions |
Social patterns that disrupt the operation of society |
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Social-Conflict approach |
Society is an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change |
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Gender-Conflict |
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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Symbolic-Interaction approach |
Society is the product of the everyday interactions of individuals |
Micro-level orientation; focus on individual; perceptions |
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Macro-level orientation |
Broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole |
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Micro-level orientation |
Close-up focus on social interaction in specific situations |
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Liberation theology |
The combining of Christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character |
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Incest taboo |
A norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives |
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Patriarchy |
Placing men over women |
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Intimacy |
"sharing fear" |
Latin in origin |
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Social-Exchange approach |
Win-win situation between people; I give you this, you give me that |
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Self-fulfilling prophecy |
If you think yourself to be able to do something, you'll be able to do it |
Jane Elliott experiment |
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Tracking |
Assigning students to different types of educational programs |
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Sick role |
Patterns of behavior defined as appropriate for people who are ill |
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