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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
09/21/2011

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sociology
Definition
study of human behavior
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sociological imagination
Definition
ability to see relationships between people and society
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social science
Definition
study of social features
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durkheim
Definition

1800 functionalist theorist

anomie

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anomie
Definition
a state of normalness do not fit in
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marx
Definition

comunist manifesto very negative have have nots

blames evrything on economy

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weber
Definition

studied marx work tells marx people are the problem not society

ideal topology

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macro sociology
Definition
large group like a nation tends to focus on war
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micro sociology
Definition
small group like families or towns tends to focus on divorce
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function

 

Definition
how to make stability
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disfunction
Definition
no function if it does not not function we do not change
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manifest function
Definition
intended functions
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latent function
Definition
any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is unintentional and often unrecognized.
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dysfunction
Definition
abnormal or unhealthy impersonal behavior or interaction with a group
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cultural capital
Definition
non-financial assets that involve educational, social, and intellectual knowledge provided to children who grow up in non-wealthy but highly-educated and intellectually-sophisticated families.
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social capital
Definition
the network of social connections that exist between people, and their shared values and norms of behaviour, which enable and encourage mutually advantageous social cooperation
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conflict theory
Definition
power and coersion
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interactionism
Definition

meaning behind something

how you perceive it

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applied sociology
Definition
application of knowledge
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clinical sociology
Definition
try to facilitate change or restructive threw research
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pure sociology
Definition
academic what you learn
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operational definition
Definition
specify what your definition is
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hypothesis
Definition
educated guess
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independent variable
Definition
does not change
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dependent variable
Definition
dependent on independent variable to make it change
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correlation
Definition
connection between two things
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sample
Definition
a portion of the subject
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validity
Definition
degree of what you measure effects what you are studying
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reliability
Definition
how well you depend on the study
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quantitative
Definition
how much quantity
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qualitative
Definition
how good or quality
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interview
Definition
in person questions
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questionaire
Definition
paper questions
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observation
Definition
not easy to hide a lie because you are being watched
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experiments
Definition
conduct a test to see the results
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hawthorne effect
Definition
when you know the experimentoe is watching you change your behavior
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content analysis
Definition
go threw content and coat or make it better
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confidentiality
Definition
protect your sources do not reveil them
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symbolic interaction
Definition
communication threw symbols
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social construct
Definition
religion based perception of a group
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social conflict
Definition
struggle for power between two groups
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conflict of interest
Definition
biased on what you believe
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culture
Definition
a learned lifestyle
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inovation
Definition
discovery and invention
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discovery
Definition
find something new
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invention
Definition
usually follows discovery
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ethnocentrism
Definition
only care about your own culture
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cultural relativism
Definition
a concept that cultural norms and values derive their meaning within a specific social context
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material culture
Definition
you can touch and smell also taste
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nonmaterial culture
Definition
made from material things
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subculture
Definition
the cultural values and behavioral patterns distinctive of a particular group in a society
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counter culture
Definition
the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
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sapir-whorf hypothesis
Definition
percieve your world based on hypothesis
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verbal comunication
Definition
talk
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norm
Definition
a standard, model or pattern
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values
Definition
worth
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looking glass self
Definition
the way you see yourself portayed to others
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