Sociology Ch. 1 Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
Sociology	The scientific study of human behavior in society
sociological imagination	seeing the relationship between individual experience and larger social influence
microsociology	examines the patterns of individuals' social interaction in specific settings
macrosociology	examines the large-scale pattern and processes that characterizes society as a whole
theory	a set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs
empirical	information that is based on observation , experiment, or other data collection rather than ideology, religion, intuition,or conventional wisdom
social facts	aspect of social life, external to the individual that can be measured
social solidarity	Social cohesiveness and harmony
division of labor	an interdependence of different tasks and occupation,characteristic of industrialized societies, that produce social unity and facilitates change
capitalism	an economic system based on the private ownership of property and the means of production
alienation	feeling separated from one's group or society
value free	separating one's personal values, opinions,ideology, and beliefs from scientific research
functionalism	maintain that society is a complex system of interdependent parts that work together to ensure a society's survival
dysfunction	social patterns that have a negative impact on a group or society
manifest functions	purposes and activities that are intended and recognized; they're present and clearly evident
latent functions	purposes and activities that are unintended and unrecognized; they're present but not immediately obvious
conflict theory	examines how and why groups disagree, struggle over power and compete for scarce resources
feminist theories	examines women's social, economic, and political inequality
symbolic interaction theory (interactionism)	examines people's everyday behavior through the communication of knowledge, ideas,beliefs,and attitudes
social interaction	process in which people take each other into account in their own behavior

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