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18 Cards in this Set
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Sociology
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The social science of humans and their behavior
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Social Interaction
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How people relate to one another and influence each others behavior
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Social Phenomenon
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Observable facts or events that involve human society
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Social Science
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The disciplines that study human social behaviors and functions of human society
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Social Darwinism
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Perspective that holds that societies evolve toward stability and perfection
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Function
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Positive consequence an element of society has for the maintenance of the social system
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Ideal Type
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Description of the essential characteristics of some aspect of society
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Theory
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Systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena
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Theoretical Perspective
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General set of assumptions about the nature of phenomena.
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Dysfunction
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Negative consequence an element has for stability of the social system
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Manifest Function
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Intended & recognized consequence of some element of society
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Conflict Perspective
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Theoretical perspective that focuses on those forces in society that promote competition and change
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Interactionist Perspective
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Theoretical perspective that focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society
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Functionalist Perspective
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Theoretical perspective that views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system
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Symbol
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Anything that stands for something else
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Symbolic Interaction
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Interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols
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Data
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Scientific information
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Variable
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Characteristics that differ/change
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