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| anthropology | a social science; the comparative study of various aspects of past and present cultures. |
| conflict perspective | theoretical perspective that focuses on those forces in society that promote competition and change. |
| dysfunctional | negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system. |
| economics | a social science; study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their wants and needs. |
| function | A positive consequence an element of society has fo the maintenance of the social system. |
| functionalist perspective | The Theoretical perspective tht views society as a set of connected parts that work together to produce stability. |
| history | a social science; the study of past events. |
| ideal type | description of the essential characteristics of some aspect of society/ |
| interactionist perspective | A theoretical perspective that focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society. |
| latent function | unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society. |
| manifest function | intended and recognized consequence of an element of society. |
| political science | a social science; the study of the organization and operation of governments. |
| psychology | a social science; science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms. |
| Social darwinism | Perspective that holds that societies evolve toward stability and perfection. This is often used as a justification of racism and discrimination. |
| social interaction | how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior. |
| social phenomenea | an observable fact or event that involves the human society. |
| social psychology | a social science; study of how individual's behavior and personality are affected by the social environment. |
| social sciences | related disciplines that study various aspects of human social behavior. |
| sociological imagination | ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives. |
| sociological perspective | viewing the behavior of groups in a systematic way. |
| sociology | social science that studies human society and social behavior. |
| symbol | anything that stands for something else. |
| symbolic interaction | interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols. |
| theoretical perspective | a general set of assumptions about the nature of a phenomena. In sociology, ithey outline a certain set of assumptions about the nature of social life. |
| theory | systematic explanation for the relations among phenomena. |
| vestehen | empathetic understanding of the meaning others attach to their actions. |
