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Sociology chapter 1

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Sociology   Scientific study of human behavior  
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takes place between individuals, small groups, large organizations, and societies   sociology  
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Father of Sociology   Auguste Comte  
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Sociological Imagination   ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and larger social influences  
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Microsociology   Examines the patterns of individuals’ social interaction in specific settings  
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Macrosociology   Examines large-scale patterns and processes that characterize society as a whole  
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Theory   Set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs  
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are developed to understand human behavior   Theories  
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Advocated empirical study of society   Auguste Comte  
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Translated and disseminated Comte’s work   Harriet Martineau  
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Used scientific methods to study society – Advocated study of social facts   Émile Durkheim  
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Emphasized systematic data collection   Harriet Martineau  
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Most influential social scientist – Viewed development of capitalism as a social change   Karl Marx  
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Leader in the women’s suffrage movement – Awarded Nobel Peace Prize   Jane Addams  
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Social organization – Subjective understanding of behavior – Value-free sociology   Max Weber  
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– Examined oppressive effects of race and class – Advocated women’s rights – Played a key role in reshaping black–white relations in America   W.E.B Du Bois  
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Views society as a complex system of interdependent parts that work together to ensure survival   Functionalism  
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Social patterns that have a negative impact on a group or society   Dysfunctions  
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Purposes and activities that are intended and recognized ; they're present and clearly evident   manifest functions  
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purposes and activites that are untended and unrecognized ;they're present but not immediately obvious   latent functions  
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According to C. Wright Mills, a person's behavior is influenced by ________.   social factors such as religion, ethnicity, and politics  
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Sociologist C. Wright Mills called the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and larger social influences _______.   the sociological imagination  
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Theories explain   Theories explain why a phenomenon occurs and ideally offer solutions for social problems.  
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