| Question | Answer |
| Sociology | The social science that studies human society and social behavior. |
| Social Studies | The disciplines that study human social behavior or institutions and functions of human society in a scientific manner. |
| Social Interaction | How people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior. |
| Social Phenomena | Observable facts or events that involve human society. |
| Sociological Perspective | You can look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions. |
| Sociological Imagination | The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life. |
| Anthropology | The comparative study of past and present cultures. |
| Psychology | The social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms. |
| Social psychology | The study of how the social environment affects an individual's behavior and personality. |
| Economics | The study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants. |
| Political Science | The examination of the organization and operation of governments. |
| History | The study of past events. |
| Social Darwinism | Herbert Spencer's view of society. |
| Function | The consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system. |
| Verstehen | An attempt to understand the meanings individuals attach to their actions. |
| Ideal Type | A description comprised of the essential characteristics of a feature of society. |
| Theory | An explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena. |
| Theroetical Perspectives | Provides a foundation for their inquiries. |
| Functionalist Perspective | Broadly based on the ideas of Comte, Spenser, and Durkheim. |
| Dysfunctional | The negative consequences an element has for the stabilty of the social system. |
| Manifest Function | The intended and recognized consequence of some element of society. |
| Latent Function | The unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society. |
| Conflict Perspective | The forces in society that promote competition and change. |
| Interactionist Perspective | Focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society. |
| Symbol | Anything that represents something else. |
| Symbolic Interaction | Focus on how people use symbols when interacting. |
| Auguste Comte | Attempted to apply the methods of scientific research to the study of society, which contributed to the development of sociology. |
| Herbert Spencer | Adapted the ideas of evolution, which Charles Darwin developed in his study The Origin of Species, and applied them to the functions of society. |
| Karl Marx | Established the groundwork for a major sociological perspective. |
| Emile Durkheim | Established the groundwork for a major sociological perspective. |
| Max Weber | Study of his study of the relationship between the Protestant faith and the ideas of capitalism. |
