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| sociology | the science that studies human society and social behavior |
| social interaction | how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior |
| social phenomenon | an observable fact or event |
| sociological imagination | ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives |
| social sciences | related siscipline sthat study various aspects of human behavior |
| anthropology | comparative study of various aspects of past and present cultures |
| psychology | social science that deals wit he behavior and thingking of organisms |
| social psychology | is the study of how an individual's behavior and personality are affected by the social environment. |
| politcal science | social science that examines the organzation and operation of governments |
| history | the study of past events |
| Auguste Comte | considered the founder of sociology |
| Karl Marx | economist and sociologist who believed that conflict was the primary cause of social change |
| Herbert Spencer | believed that survival of the fittest was true in the business world as long as no one interfered |
| Emile Durkheim | first sociologist to systematically apply scientific methods; analyzed statistics; wrote about Suicide |
| Max Weber | believed socialogists must study the beliefs, values and and attitudes that underlie human behaviorproposed Verstehen |
| theory | a systematic explanation of relationships among phenomena |
| theoretical perspective | a general set of assumptions about the nature of phenoemena |
| functionalist perspective | view societal as a set of interraletd parts that work together to produce a stable social system |
| dysfunction | the negative consequence an element has for the stability of society |
| manifest function | intended and recognized consequence of some element of society |
| latent function | unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society |
| Conflict perspective | focused on those forces in society that promote competition and change |
| Interactionist Perspective | focused on how individuals act & react to others in society |
| symbol | anything that stands for something else |
| symbolic interaction | interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols |
| verstehen | empathetic understanding of the meaning others attach to their actions |
| social statics | forces of stability and cooperation |
| social dynamics | forces of conflict and change |
| C. Wright Mills | sociologists who first used the term sociological imagination |
| economics | the study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy wants and needs |
| Industrial Revolution | period of time when Sociology became a field of study |
| proletariot | the workers |
| bourgeousis | the capitalists |
| swastika | symbol whose meaning changed significantly as a result of WWII |
| Communist Manifesto | written by Karl marx and Frederich Engels |
| phenomena | observable facts or events that involve human society |
| positivism | Comte's belief that sociology should be based on knowledge of which we are positive |
| social darwinism | Spencer's belief that survival of the fittest was true in the business world |
| rationalization | mindset that emphasizes the use of knowledge, reasoning and planning |
| ideal type | description of essential characteristics of some aspect of society |
