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| Durkheim’s term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of an idividual behavior has become ineffective. |
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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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| A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups. |
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A view of social interaction popularized by Erving Goffman in
which people are seen as theatrical performers. |
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| An element or a process of society that may disrupt a social system or reduce its stability. |
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| A sociological approach that views inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization. |
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| Functionalist perspective |
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| A sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability. |
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| The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas. |
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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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| Unconscious or unintended function that may reflect hidden purposes. |
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| Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations. |
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| Open, stated, and conscious function. |
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| investigation that stresses the study of small groups, often through experimental means. |
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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 sending of messages through the use of gestures, facial
expressions, and postures. |
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| Functionalist Perspective |
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| views society as a living organism in which each part contributes to its survival. |
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| views the social world as being in continual struggle. |
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| primarily concerned with the fundamental or everyday forms of interaction, including symbols and nonverbal communication. |
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| The Sociological Approach: |
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| sociologists make use of all the perspective since each offers a unique insights into the same issue. |
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| Sociological inquiry conducted with the objective of gaining a more profound knowledge of the fundamental aspects of social phenomena. Also known as pure sociology. |
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| A construct or model for evaluating specific cases. |
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