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37 Cards in this Set
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Sociology
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The systematic study of social behavior
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Microsociology
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The influence that social relationships have on people's attitudes and behaviors
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Macrosociology
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How institutions, organizations, and whole societies are established, function and change theory
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Theory
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An interrelated set of logical statements which help explain and predict empirical phenomena
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Function V Dysfunction
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When one or more parts of society contribute to its equilibrium. If they don't, they're a dysfunction.
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Egotistic Suicide
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Loose bonds with others, reduced "we-feeling", Feel detached from society
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Anomic Suicide (normlessness)
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Substantial breakdown in controlling social influences, Feel no one is there to help, No firm beliefs to control people's influences and behaviors
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Altruistic Suicide
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Overly strong regulation of individuals, Individual needs subordinate to group needs, An extreme attachment to his or her group
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Material Culture
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Physical and technical items in our life
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Nonmaterial Culture
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Ways of using material objects, as well as customs, beliefs, philosophies, governments, and patterns of communication
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Subculture
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Shares society's broader norms but has its own more specific norms
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Counterculture
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Opposes some or all parts of culture; doesn't want to coexist but to change culture
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Ethnocentrism
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One culture in way of life and all others are inferior
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Cultural Relativity
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Practice of holding judgement by trying to view or understand their culture from their point of view first
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Indian Caste System
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1) Priestly(scholarly)
2) Warrior 3) Merchant 4) Laborer *Dalit - Untouchables outside caste system |
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Two Focuses of sociology
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Microsociology & Macrosociology
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Theory Quote
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"There is nothing quite so practical as a good theory" -Kurt Lewin
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A theory does what?
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Explains, predicts, and gives depth of meaning-goes beyond mere opinion and anecdote
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Manifest functions
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Open, stated, conscious functions
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Latent functions
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Unconscious or unintended functions that may reflect hidden purposes of an institution
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Dysfunction
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Refers to an element or process of a society that may actually disrupt the social system ore reduce its stability
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Globalization
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The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas
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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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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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A hypothesis concerning the role of language in shaping our interpretation of reality. It holds that language is culturally determined
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Argot
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Specialized language used by members of a group or subculture
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Culture
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The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, kowledge, material objects, and behavior
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Diffusion
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The process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society
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Dominant ideology
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A set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests
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Folkway
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A norm governing everyday behavior whose violation raises little concern
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Mores
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Norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society. Thou shal not kill
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Sociobiology
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The systematic study of how biology affects human social behavior
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Subculture
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A segment of society that shares characteristics of the larger society
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Applied sociology
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The use of sociology with the intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organizations
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Basic Sociology
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Sociology used to gain more knowledge of the aspects of social phenomena
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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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Interactionist perspective
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A sociological approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole
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Verstehen
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German for Understanding or insight used to stress the need for sociologist to take into account the subjective meanings people attach to their actions
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