| A | B |
| Mead | symbolic interactionism |
| Hand wrapping | Celtic marriage ritual |
| Joseph Campbell | humans assign meaning to life |
| functionalism | social groups are interdependent |
| William James | founder of functionalism |
| Gabriel Almond | political functionalism |
| mechanical solidarity | all groups share most values |
| organic solidarity | groups have varying values |
| Hadassah Hospital | example of organic solidarity |
| manifest function | obvious purpose of a behavior |
| latent function | secondary purpose of a behavior |
| conflict theory | society is in constant turmoil |
| intersectionalism, critical theory | Western society is gravely flawed |