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sociology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sociology | the systematic study of human society and social interaction |
| Sociological imagination | he ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society. |
| Theory | a set of logically interrelated statements that attempts to describe, explain, and (occasionally) predict social events |
| Conflict theory | is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources. |
| Functionalist theory | each aspect of society is interdependent and contributes to society's stability and functioning as a whole |
| Symbolic Interactionalist | the sociological approach that views society as the sum of the interactions of individuals and groups. |
| Macro- Sociology | the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes. |