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23 Cards in this Set
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Anomie
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the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective
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applied sociology
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the use of the disipline of sociolgy with specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior
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Basic sociology
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sociological inquiry conducted with the objective of gaining a more profound knowledge of the fundalmental aspects of social phenomena. aka pure sociology
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clinical soc
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the use of the dicipline of sociology with the specific intent of altering social relationships or restructuring social instituitions.
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conflict perspective
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a socilogical approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension b/t competing groups
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dramaturgical approach
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a view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers
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dysfunction
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an element or process of a society that may disrupt the social system or reduce its stability
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feminist view
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a sociological approach that views inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization.
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functionalist perspective
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a sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability
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globalization
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the worldwide integration of gov. policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas.
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ideal type
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a construct or model for evaluating specific cases.
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interactionist perspective
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a soc approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole.
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latent function
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an unconscious or unintended funtion that may reflect hidden purposes.
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manifest function
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as open, stated, ad conscious function
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natural science
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the study of nature and the ways in which they interact and change.
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nonverbal communication
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the sending of messages through the use of gestures, facial expressions, and postures.
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science
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the body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation
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social inequality
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a condition in which members of society have differing amounts of weath, prestige, or power.
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social science
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the study of social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change
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sociological imagination
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an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past
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sociology
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the scientific study of social behavior and human groups
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theory
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a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, and behaviors
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verstehen
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the german word for understanding or insight;used to stress the need for sociologists to take into account the subjective meanings people attach to their actions
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