| A | B |
|---|
| Sociology | Is the science that studies human society and social behavior |
| Social Interaction | How people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior |
| Phenomenon | is an observable fact or event |
| Sociological Imagination | The ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives |
| Social Sciences | The related disciplines that study various aspects of human social behavior |
| Anthropology | the comparative study of various aspects of past and present cultures |
| Psychology | The social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms |
| Social Psychology | the study of how an individual's behavior and personality are affected by the social environment |
| Economics | is the study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their wants and needs |
| Political Science | the examination of the organization and operation of governments |
| History | is the study of past events |
| Function | is the positive consequence that an element of society has for the mainteneance of the social system |
| Versteben | is the empathetic understanding of the meanings others attach to their actions |
| Ideal Type | is a description of the essential characteristics of some aspect of society |
| theory | is the systematic explanation of the relationships among phenomena |
| theoretical perspective | is a general set of assumptions about the nature of phenomena |
| functionalist perspective | view society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system |
| dysfunction | the negative consequence an element has for the stablitiy of the social system |
| manifest function | the intended and recognized consequence of some element of society |
| latent function | the unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society |
| conflict perspective | focus on those forces in society that promote competition and change |
| ineractionist perspective | focus on how individuals interact with one another in society |
| symbol | is anything that standsfor something else |
| symbolic interraction | focus on the interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols |
