Details Title: chapter 1 Description: soc100 Total Flash Cards: 16 Created: 09/29/2009 17:13:49		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Sociology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Anomie Definition durkheims term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. Term conflict perspective Definition a sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups Term dramaturgical approach Definition a view of social interaction popularized by Erving Goffman in which people are seen as theatrical performers Term Feminist View Definition a sociological approach that views inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization. Term dysfunction Definition an element or a process of society that may disrupt a social system or reduce its stability Term funtionalist perspective Definition a sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of society are sturctured to maintain its stability Term ideal type Definition a construct or model for evaluating specific cases. Term interactionist perspective Definition a sociological approach that generalized about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole. Term latent function Definition unconscious or unintended function that may reflect hidden purposes Term macrosociology Definition sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilization Term manifest function Definition open stated and conscious function Term microsociology Definition sociological investigation that stresses the study of small groups, often through experimental means. Term sociological imagination Definition an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past  Term sociology Definition the systematic study of social behavior and human groups Term theory Definition in sociology a set of statements that seeks to explain problems actions or behavior Term Verstehen Definition the German word for "understanding" or "insight" used to stress the need for sociologists to take into account the subjective meaning people attach to their actions.