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sociology valles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sociology | socila science that studies human society and social behavior |
| social sciences | related disciplines that study various aspects of human social behavior |
| social interaction | how people relate to one another and influence each others behavior |
| social phenomena | an observable fact or event that involves human society |
| social perspective | a viewing of the behavior of groups in a systematic way |
| social imagination | ability to see the connection between the larger world and our own personal lives |
| anthropology | comparable study of various aspects of past and present cultures |
| psychology | science that deals with the behavior and the thinking of organisms |
| social psychology | study how an individual's behavior and personality are affected by the social enviornment |
| economics | study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants |
| political science | study of the organization and operation of governments |
| history | study of past events |
| social darwinism | perspective that holds that society evolve toward stability and perfection |
| function | positive consequence an element of society has for the maintaince of the social system |
| verstehen | empathetic understanding of the meaning of others attache to their actions |
| ideal type | description of the essential characteristics of some aspects of society |
| theory | systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena |
| theorectical perspective | general set of assumptions about the nature of phenomena |
| functional perspective | theoretical perspective that views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system |
| dysfunctional | 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 elemnet of society |
| conflict perspective | theoretical perspective that focuses on those forces in society that promote competition and change |
| symbol | anything that stands for something else and has a shared meaning attached to it |
| symbolic interaction | interaction between people that takes place throughthe use of symbols |
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