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C. Wright mills
- created the term sociological imagination
- believed in the conflict theory
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Auguste Comte
believed in the functionalist theory
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Herbert Spencer
believed in the evolutionist theory
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Karl Marx
- believed in the social effects of economic power imbalances and class conflict
- believed in the conflict theory
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Emile Durkheim
believed in the functionalist theory
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Max Weber
believed in the effect of society on the individual and the meanings individuals attach to their actions
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functionalist
see society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system;focus on functions and dysfunctions
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interactionists
focus on how individuals interact in society and on the meanings individuals attach to their own and other's actions
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Conflict theorists
focus on forces in society that promote competition and change; see social changes as an inevitable feature of society
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Sociology
social science that studies human society and social behavior
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social sciences
disciplines that study human social behavior or institutions and functions of human society in a scientific manner
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social interactions
how people relate and interact with one another's behavior
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social phenomena
observable facts or events that involve human society
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sociological perspective
looking beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions
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sociological imagination
relationship from your personal life and the world
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Anthropology
comparative study of past and present cultures
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psychology
social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms
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economics
the study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants
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political science
examination of the organization and operation of governments
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history
study of past events
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social darwinism
fittest societies will survive
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function
consequence that and element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system
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theory
an explanation of the relationships among a particular phenomena
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theoretical perspectives
to provide a foundation for their inquiries
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dysfunctional
negative consequence an element has
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symbly
anything that represents something else
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auguste comte role
came up with the term sociology
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Karl Marx theory
structure of society is influenced by how its economy is organized
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culture
consists of all the shared products of human groups
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society
is a group of interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and feeling of unity
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technology
combination of objects and rules
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language
the organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system
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values
shared belief about what is good or bad, right or wrong
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norms
shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations
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folkways
norms that describe socially acceptable behavior
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mores
moral significance attached to them
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laws
written rules of conduct enacted and enforced by the government
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culture traits
is an individual tool, act, or belief that is related to a particular situation or need
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ethnocentrism
the tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior
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subculture
groups in society share values, norms, and behavior that are not shared by the entire population
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counterculture
creating a culture by rejecting major values norms and practices by replacing them
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