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25 Cards in this Set
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Norms |
Society's expectations for how we are supposed to act, think, and look |
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Normative |
Behaviours, appearances, and thoughts that correspond to society's norms |
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Micro level |
The level of individual experiences and choices |
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Macro level |
The level of broader social forces |
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Life chances |
The opportunities an individual has in life, based on various factors |
Stratification, inequality, race, ethnicity |
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Agency |
People's capacity to make choices, which then have an impact on other people and on the society in which they live |
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Empirical methods |
Data collection that produces verifiable findings and is carried out using systematic procedures |
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Theory |
A set of propositions intended to explain a fact or a phenomenon |
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Positivist |
An approach to theorizing that emphasizes explanation and prediction |
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Interpretive |
An approach to theorizing that focuses on the ways people come to understand themselves, others, and the world around them |
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Critical |
An approach to theorizing that explores the role power plays in social processes and emphasizes the importance of knowledge being tied to emancipation |
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Manifest function |
An intended function of one of society's structures |
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Latent function |
An unintended function of one of society's structures |
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Values |
Collectively shared criteria by which we determine whether something is right or wrong |
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Dysfunctional |
One of society's structures no longer fulfills it's function effectively |
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Anomie |
A feeling of normlessness |
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Bourgeoisie |
In Marxist conflict theory, the owners of the means of production |
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Proletariat |
In Marxist conflict theory, the people who work for the owners of the means of production |
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Praxis |
The responsibility that scholars have to provide subordinated and Marginalized groups in society with the knowledge they need to be able to end their powerlessness |
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Significant others |
People who are important to us |
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Generalized other |
And overall sense of people's expectations |
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Feminism |
The system of ideas and political practises based on the principle that women are human beings equal to men |
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Patriarchy |
Legal and/or social power that is vested in males |
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Androcentric |
Male-centered, failing to account for women's experiences |
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Discourses |
Ways of understanding a particular subject or social phenomenon |
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