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puzzle 1 - theory
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
07/06/2011

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manifest
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the function which is recognized and intended result of any social pattern
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sociology
Definition
the systematic study of human society
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micro
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the level of orientation which gives a close-up focus on social interaction in specific situations
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versthen
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the german word for "understanding" or "insight"
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positivism
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a way of understanding based on science
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conflict
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a sociological approach that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change
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macro
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the level of orientation which concentrates on large scale phenomena or entire civilizations
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paradigm
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basic image of society that guides thinking and research
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latent
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the function which is unrecognized and unintended as a result of any social pattern
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theory
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a statement of how or why specific facts are related, explaining problems, actions, or behavior
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interaction
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a perspective that is based on a sociological approach that generalizes about fundamental or everyday forms of social interaction
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disfunction
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undesirable social consequence of any social pattern for the operation of society
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functionalism
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sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
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anomie
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loss of direction that a society feels when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective
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suicide
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Durkheim developed a theory relating it to social factors
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social structure
Definition
relatively stable patterns of social behavior
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