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Sociology
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The systematic study of the relationship between the individual and society and of the consequences of difference.
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Social Inequality
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Condition in which members of society have differing amounts of wealth, prestige, or power.
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What is sociology?
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Sociology teaches us to explain broader societal characteristics and trends.
Our individualism is made possible by our interdependence. |
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Interdependence
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We do not have to rely on our own knowledge and skill alone for survival.
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The Social Imagination
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An awareness of the relationship between who we are as individuals and social forces that we share our lives.
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Sociological Eye >> Sociological Imagination
Private Trouble vs Public Issue Example: Unemployment |
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Social Order, why do we have it?
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Personal interest
personal safety |
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Anomie
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The loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.
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How is social order possible?
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Macro-level: focus on social institutions and how society influences the individual.
Micro-level: focus is on interactions between individuals. |
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Functionalist Perspective
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A sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.
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Level of Analysis: Macro
Relationship between the parts of society; How aspects of society are functional(adaptive) |
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Conflict Perspective
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A sociological approach that assumes social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political representation.
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Interactionist Perspective
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A sociological approach that generalized about everyday forks of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole.
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