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conventional wisdom
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common beliefs or ideas that most people hold true
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perspective
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a particular point of view
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social structure
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the patterened interaction of people in social relationships
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sociological imagination
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the ability to see the relationship between events in personal life and events in society
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sociological perspective
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a view that looks at behavior of groups, not individuals
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sociology
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the scientific study of social structure (human social behavior)
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bourgeoisie
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class owning the means for producing wealth
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capitalist
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one who owns the means for producing wealth
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class conflict
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the ongoing struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat
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mechanical solidarity
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social dependency based on a broad consensus of values and beliefs, enforced conformity and dependence on tradition and family
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organic solidarity
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social interdependency based on a high degree of specialization
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positivsm
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the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation
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proletariat
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the working class
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rationalization
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the mindset emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning
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social darwinsim
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the theory that societies evolve naturally into the fittest form
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social dynamics
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the study of social change
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social statics
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the study of social stability and order
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verstehen
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understanding social behavior by putting yourself in place of others
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conflict perspective
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approach emphasizing the role of conflict, competition, and constraint within a society
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dramaturgy
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approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical performances
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dysfunction
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negative consquence of an aspect of society
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functioinalism
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approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society
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latent functions
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unintended and unregonized consequences of an aspect of society
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manifest functions
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intended and regonized consequences of an aspect of society
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power
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the ability to control the behavior of others
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symbol
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anything that stands for something else and has an agreed upon meaning attached to it
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symbolic interactionism
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approach that focuses on the interactions among people based on mutally understood symbols
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theoretical perspective
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a set of assumptions accepted as true
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