| A | B |
| Capitalists | people who own the things that make wealth and money (n) |
| Dynamic | something that changes the social environment (n) |
| Dysfunctional | describes a result of an action that hurts society (adj) |
| Function | the role or result a group contributes to help stabilize society (n) |
| Ideal Type | the most important features people think of when reflecting about a characteristic of society (n) |
| Interaction | the act or process of exchanging actions between two or more people. (n) |
| Interrelated | when two or more things depend on each other to work (adj) |
| Latent | the unexpected result of an action (adj) |
| Proletariat | people who own nothing and work for those who own businesses (n) |
| Scarce | describes something that is very few in number or quantity (adj) |
| Social Darwinism | the evolution of society (n) |
| Statics | something that keeps the social environment the same (n) |
| Theory | systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena (n) |
| Verstehen | seeks to explain the reasons behind people’s actions by viewing life through others eyes (n) |