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Sociology Chapter 1 Flashcards

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8815775738Sociologythe study of groups and group interactions, societies and social interactions0
8815775739Sociological Imaginationan awareness of the relationship between a person's behavior and experience and the wider culture that shaped the person's choices and perceptions1
8815775742functionalist perspectiveviewing society as a set of parts or functions that work together2
8815775743manifest functionintended consequence of some element in society3
8815775744latent functionunintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society4
8815775745conflict theorya theory that looks at society as a competition for limited resources5
8815775747SocietyA group of people who live in a defined geographic area, who interact with one another, and who share a common culture6
8815775759dysfunctionssocial patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society7
8815775760functionalisma theoretical approach that sees society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals that make up that society8
8815775765symbolic interactionisma theoretical perspective through which scholars examine the relationship of individuals within their society by studying their communication (language and symbols)9

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