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Anthropology |
primarily concentrates on human existence over geographic space and evolutionary time, meaning that it focuses more on traditional societies and the development of diverse cultures |
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Charles H. Cooley |
social scientist that articulated the idea of the "looking-glass self" |
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the Age of Enlightenment |
time period associated with emphasis on the individual's possession of critical reasoning and experience |
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theological stage |
knowledge began in this stage; explanations were based on religion and the supernatural, and kinship was the most prominent unit of society |
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Talcott Parsons |
sociologist who suggested that a division of labor (distinct, specialized functions between husband and wife is essential for family stability and social order |
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functionalist perspective |
a society is composed of interrelated parts; if there is an adverse effect in one institution such as the economy, there will be an adverse reaction in all other institutions |
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Proletariat |
a person who does not own the place in which they work, but trades their labor for wages |
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urbanization |
process by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in cities rather than in rural areas |
