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13 Cards in this Set
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Sociology |
The systematic study of society, using the sociological imagination |
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Sociological Imagination |
The ability to perceive the interconnections between individual experiences and larger sociocultural forces |
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Norms |
Society’s expectations for how we are supposed to act, think, and look |
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Normative |
Behaviors, appearances, and thoughts that correspond to society’s norms |
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Micro level |
The level of individual experiences and choices |
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Macro level |
The level of broader social forces |
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Agency |
People’s capacity to make choices, which then have an impact on other people and on the society they live in |
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Life Chances |
The opportunities an individual has in life, based on various factors; - stratification - inequality - race - ethnicity - gender |
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Empirical Methods |
Data collection that produces verifiable findings and is carried out using systematic procedures |
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Theory |
A set of propositions intended to explain a fact or a phenomenon |
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Positivist |
An approach to theorizing that emphasizes explanation and prediction |
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Interpretive |
An approach to theorizing that focuses on the way people come to understand themselves, others, and the world around them |
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Critical |
An approach to theorizing that explores the role power plays in social processes and emphasizes the importance of knowledge being tied to emancipation |
