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| The systematic study of the relationship between the individual and society and of the consequences of the difference. |
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| An awareness of the relationship between an individual and society. |
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| Obstacles that individuals face as individuals rather than as a consequence of their social position. |
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| Obstacles that individuals in similar positions face; also referred to by sociologists as "social problems". |
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| The freedom individuals have to choose and to act. |
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| A condition in which members of society have differing amounts of wealth, prestige, or power. |
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| The body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation. |
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| The study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change. |
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| The study of the social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change. |
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| In sociology a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behaviors. |
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| The loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. |
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| Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations. |
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| Sociological investigation that stresses the study of small groups and the analysis of our everyday experiences and interactions. |
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| Functionalist Perspective |
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| A sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of society are structured to maintain its stability. |
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| A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political representation. |
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| Interactionist Perspective |
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| A sociological approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole. |
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| The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organizations. |
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| The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of altering social relationships or restructuring social institutions. |
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| The worldwide integration of government policies, culture, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas. |
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