Sociology Chapter 1 Word Scramble

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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.

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