| A | B |
|---|
| positive consequence that an element of society has for the maintenance of the social system | function |
| the science that studies human society and social behavior | Sociology |
| negative consequence an element has for the stability of the system | dysfunction |
| empathetic understanding of meanings others attach to their actions | verstehen |
| anything that stands for something else and has a shared meaning attached to it | symbol |
| how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior | social interaction |
| sociologist who believed that society is divided between those who own the means of production and those who own only their labor | Marx |
| sociologist was the first to use the term “sociology” to describe society | Comte |
| theoretical perspective that views society as a class struggle for power between two groups of people | conflict |
| theoretical perspective that focuses on the individual rather than on society as a whole and “verstehen” | interactionist |
| theoretical perspective that is influenced by Spencer and Durkheim; believed society was interrelated parts that work together to produce stable social system | funtionalist |
| another name for "owners" | bourgoisie |
| another name for "workers" | proletariat |
| intended and unrecognized consequence of some element of society | manifest function |
| unintended and and unrecognized consequence of an element of society | latent function |
| focus on interaction between people that akes place through use of symbols | symbolic interaction |
| refusing works of other writers in order to keep the mind pure | cerebral hygiene |
| "survival of the fittest" was coined by this sociologist | Herbert Spencer |
| description of the essential characteristics of some aspect of society | ideal type |
| observable facts or events that involve human society | social phenomena |
| ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives | sociological imagination |
