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Leach Soc Chap 1
Leach Sociology Terms Chapter One
Question | Answer |
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sociology | social science that studies human society and social behavior |
social sciences | related disciplines that study varios aspects of human social behavior |
social interaction | how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior |
social phenomena | on observable fact or event that involves the human society |
sociological perspective | a viewing of the behavior of groups in a systematic way |
sociological imagination | ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives |
anthropology | comparative study of various aspects of past and present cultures |
psychology | science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms |
social psychology | study of how an individual's behavior and personality are affected by the social environment |
economics | study of the choices people make in an efort to satisfy their wants and needs |
political science | study of the organization and operation of governments |
history | study of past events |
social Darwinism | perspective that holds that societies evolve toward stability and perfection |
function | positive consequence an element of society has for the maintenance of the social system |
Vestehen | empathetic understanding of the meanings others attach to their actions |
ideal type | description of the essential characteristics of some aspect of society |
theory | systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena |
theoretical perspectives | general set of assumptions about the nature of phenomena or social life |
functionalist perspective | theoretical perspective that views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system |
dysfunction | negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system |
manifest function | intended and recognized consequence of some element of society |
latent function | unintended and unrecognized consequence of some element of society |
conflict perspective | theoretical perspective that focuses on those forces in society that promote competition and change |
interactionist perspective | theoretical perspective that focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society |
symbol | anything that stands for something else and has shared meaning attached to it |
symbolic interaction | interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols |