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| a systematic approach to thinking about, studying and understanding society |
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| coined the term sociology, considered the founder of sociology |
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| a conflict theorist,who believed that conflict was a result of economy |
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| theorist who believed that society was held together by common values and beliefs, did the first studies on suicide. |
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| considered the most influential american sociologist, viewed society as a stable though complex system of interdependent parts |
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| his theories about the power elite set the stage for research on the American power struggle |
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| basing an understanding on personal values and experience, human judgement plays a role therefore biases can and do occur |
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| basing an understanding independent of personal values and experiences |
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| research conducted to provide solutions to immediate practical problems |
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| research conducted for the sake of knowledge |
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| system of rule procedures and principles that guides scientific investigation |
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| involves direct observance using the senses (sight, hearing) |
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| any characteristic that can change or differ from time to time |
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| when one variable has an influence on another |
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| determining the relationship between 2 variables |
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| methods used in experimentation that helps eliminate extraneous cause to a relationship between 2 variables |
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| entire group of people the researcher is focused on studying (single mothers, men age 21) |
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| subjects chosen in a way that allows every member of the population an equal chance of being selected for the sample |
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| a principle used by Max Weber that means empathetic understanding |
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| shared ideas held collectively by people within a given culture |
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| counterculture/ subculture |
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| created as a reaction against the values of the dominant culture |
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| A.K.A. social capital,cultural resources that are socially designated as being worthy and that gives advantages to groups possessing such capital |
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| the transmission of cultural elements from one society or culture group to another |
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| the pervasive and excessive influence of one culture throughout society |
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| the idea that something can be understood and judged only in relationship to the cultural context in which it appears |
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| the complex system of meaning and behavior that defines a way of life for a given group or society |
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| the delay in cultural adjustments to changing social conditions |
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| the feeling of disorientation that can come when one encounters a new or rapidly changed cultural situation |
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| the culture of the most powerful group in society |
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| the belief that ones in-group is superior to all out-groups |
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| a technique for studying human interaction by deliberately disrupting social norms and observing how individuals attempt to restore normalcy |
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| the general standard of behavior adhered to by a group |
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| specific schemes of interpretation that allows people to perceive identify and label events within their lives that can become the basis for collective action |
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| the diffusion of a single culture throughout the world |
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| a set of symbols and rules that when put together in a meaningful way provides a complex communication system |
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| the written set of guidelines that defines what is right and what is wrong in society |
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| channels of communication that are available to very wide segments of the population |
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| strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior |
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| the beliefs practices and objects that are part of everyday traditions |
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| the idea that the mass media reflect the values of the general population |
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| theory that language determines other aspects of culture since language provides the categories through which social reality is defined and perceived |
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| mechanisms of social control that enforce norms |
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| the culture of groups whose values and norms of behavior are somewhat different from those of the dominant culture |
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| hings or behavior to which people give meaning |
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| the abstract standards in a society or group that define ideal principles |
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