Sociology Chapters 1-3

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sociology

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the social science that studies human society and human behavior

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social sciences

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the disciplines that study human social behavior or institutions and functions
of human society in a scientific manner

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social interaction

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how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior

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social phenomena

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observable facts or events that involve human society

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sociological perspective

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to look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions

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sociological imagination

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the ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life, concept of C. Wright Mills

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anthropology

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the comparative study of past and present cultures, most similar to sociology in terms of subject matter

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psychology

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the social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms

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social psychology

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the study of how the social environment effects an individual's behavior and personality

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economics

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the study of choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants

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political science

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the examination and organization and operation of governments

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history

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the study of past events

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social Darwinism

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survival of the fittest society

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function

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the consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system

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verstehen

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attempting to understand the meanings people attach to their actions

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ideal type

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a description comprised of the essential characteristics of a feature of society

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theory

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an explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena

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theoretical perspective

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a school of thought, is a general set of assumptions about the nature of things

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functionalist perspective

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broadly based on the ideas of Comte, Spencer, and Durkeim. The view that society is a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system

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dysfunctional

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a negative consequence an element has for the stability of a social system

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manifest function

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the intended and recognized consequence of an element of society

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latent function

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the unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society

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conflict perspective

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a perspective focusing on the forces in society promote competition and change

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interactionalist perspective

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focused on how individuals interact with one another in society

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symbol

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anything that represents something else

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symbolic interaction

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the focus on how people use symbols when interacting

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culture

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all the shared products of human groups

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material culture

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the physical objects that people create and use

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nonmaterial culture

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abstract human creations

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society

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a group of interdependent who are organized in such a way that they share a common culture and feeling of unity

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technology

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the combination of objects and their rules

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language

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the organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system

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values

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shared beliefs of right and wrong, good and bad