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the systematic study of human society
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sociology
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the study of the larger world and our society's place in it
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global perspective
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nations with very productive economic systems in which most people have relatively high incomes
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high-income countries
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nations with moderately productive economic systems in which people's incomes are about the global average
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middle-income countries
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nations with less productive econmic systems in which most people are poor
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low-incom countries
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a way of understanding based on science
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positivism
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a statement of how and why specific facts are related
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theory
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a basic image of society that guides thinking and research
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theoretical paradigm
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a framework for building theory that seees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
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structural-functional paradigm
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any relatively stable pattern of social behavior
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social structure
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the consequences of any social pattern for the operation of society as a whole
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social functions
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the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern
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mainfest functions
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the undersirable consequences of any social pattern fro the operation of society
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social dysfunctions
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a framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change
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social-conflict paradigm
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a concern with broad patterns that shape society as a whole
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macro-level orientation
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