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Chapter 1 Key Terms
Understanding Sociology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anomie | Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective |
| Applied Sociology | The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human |
| Basic Sociology | Sociological inquiry conducted with the objective of gaining more profound knowledge of the fundamental aspects of social phenomena. Also known as pure sociology |
| Clinical sociology | The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of altering social relationships or restructuring social institutions. |
| Conflict perspective | A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political representation |
| Cultural capital | Noneconomic goods, such as family background and education, which are reflected in a knowledge of language and the arts |
| Double consciousness | The division of an individual's identity into two or more social realities. |
| Dramaturgical approach | A view of social interaction, popularized by Erving Goffman, in which people are seen as theatrical performers. |
| Dysfunction | An element or process of a society that may disrupt the social system or reduce its stability. |
| Feminist perspective | A sociological approach that views inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization. |
| Global sociology | A level of sociological analysis that makes comparisons between entire nations, using entire societies as units of analysis. |
| Globalization | The worldwide integration of government policies, culture, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas. |
| Ideal type | A construct or model for evaluating specific cases. |
| Influencer | A social media user who has established credibility in a specific industry, such as fashion or electronics or toys. |
| Interactionist perspective | A sociological approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole. |
| Latent function | An unconscious or unintended function that may reflect hidden purposes. |
| Macrosociology | Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations. |
| Manifest function | An open, stated, and conscious function. |
| Mesosociology | An intermediate level of sociological analysis that focuses on formal organization and social movements. |
| Microsociology | Sociological investigation that stresses the study of small groups, often through experimental means. |
| Natural science | The study of physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change. |
| Nonverbal communication | The sending of messages through the use of gestures, facial expressions, and postures. |
| Functionalist perspective | A sociological approach that 24 Social capital-The collective benefit of social emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability. |
| Social Capital | The collective benefit of social networks, which are built on reciprocal trust. |
| Social inequality | A condition in which members of society have differing amounts of wealth, prestige, or power. |
| Social science | The study of the social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change. |
| Sociological imagination | An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past. |
| Sociology | The scientific study of social behavior and human groups. |
| Theory | In sociology, a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behavior. |
| Third place | A social setting in addition to the "first place" of home and the "second place" of work where people routinely gather. |
| Verstehen | The German word for "understanding" or "insight", used by Max Weber to stress the need for sociologists to take into account the subjective meanings people attach to their actions. |
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