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3 sociological theories
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Symbolic interactionism
FUnctional analysis conflict theorist |
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Symbolic interactionisim
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-society viewed as symbols used to establish meaning
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FUnctional analysis
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society is composed of different parts each with its own function
-when all parts are fulfilled society is at equilibrium |
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Conflict Theory
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-society is composed of groups competing for scarce resources
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THeory
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General Statement about how the world fits together
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Microlevel Orientaion
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examinin gthe world on a small scale
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Latent FUnction
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Unintented consequences that help a system adapt (functionalism)
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Social Structure
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the framework that surronds us including the relationships and groups to which one gets directions on how to behave
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Power
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ability to get your way in spite of the desires or resistance of others
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Symbols
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something to which people attach meanins and then use to communicate with others
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Proleterate
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people who work for those who own the means of production
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bourgeosie
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people who own the means of production
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Sociological Prespective
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approach to understanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social contract
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Social Facts
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Durkheims term for the patterns of behavior that charecterize a social group
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Versthein
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german word meaning to have insight into ones situation
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Applied Sociology
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usuing soc to solve problems
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Social intergration
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degree to which people feel apart of a social group
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Norms
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expectations or rules of behavior that develop from valuse
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Roles
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behaviors obligations and priviliges attached to a status
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negative sanction
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expresssion of disapproval for breaking a norm
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negative sanction
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expression of disaproval for breaking a norm
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Cognitive evaluation
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how people evaluate evedence and form belifes
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Macrolevel Orientation
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evaluation on a large scale
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manifest function
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the intended consequences of peoples actions designed to help some part of the social system
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Dysfunction
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unintended consequences that hurt the system
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inequality
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when people do not have equal social statul
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authority
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power that people consider legit
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subjective meanings
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meanings people give their own behavior
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attitudes
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belifes and feelings about objects evens and people thatt mnake them behave in certain ways
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social location
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peples group membeership because of teir locataion and history in society
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positivisim
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applying the sci method to social life
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conditioning
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being reinfored for either good or bad behavior
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pure sociology
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research whose purpose is to make discoveries not change things
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clinical sociolgy
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direct involvement of sociologists that bring about social change
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social stratification
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the divisinof large numbers of people into layers accoridng to their power property& prestige
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values
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ideas about what is good or worthwile in life
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positive sanction
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positive reacton for an approved behavior for conforming
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cognitive anchor
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persistent belifes that shaoe the ways in which he or she sees the wrold and interperts events
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observational learning
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learning new behavior by watching those around us
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