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Unit 1
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Sociology
11th Grade
03/14/2010

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Term
Sociology
Definition
The social science that studies human society and social behavior
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Functionalist Perspective
Definition

Society is interrelated parts working together in order to maintain stability.

Comte, Spencer, Durkheim

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Conflict Perspective
Definition
  • Focuses on the forces of society that promote change
  • No change w/out conflict
  • Marx
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Interactionist Perspective
Definition
  • Focuses on how the individual is affected in society
  • Studies people within groups
  • Weber
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Altruistic
Definition
  • A person is closely tied to his/her group
  • No individiual is w/out a group
  • Group condones suicidal activity
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Egotistic
Definition
  • Person isolated from society
  • Lacks group emotion
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Anomic
Definition
  • Person experiences a dramatic life change
  • Loses sight of social norms
  • Self conflict
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Poli Sci.
Definition
  • A social science dealing with the government workings
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History
Definition
  • Used to explain current behaviors
  • Study of the past
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Economics
Definition
  • Choices people make to satisfy wants and needs
  • Study of why goods are made, distributed and consumed.
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Anthropology
Definition
  • Study of various aspects of past and present cultures
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Psychology
Definition
  • Study of how individual behavior and personality are affected by social environment.
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Manifest Function
Definition
  • Intended purpose of an aspect of society
  • (car=transportation. education=knowledge)
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Dysfunctional
Definition
  • Negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system (Crime)
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Latent Function
Definition
  • Unintended purpose of an aspect
  • (car=status. education=dating pool)
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Folkway
Definition
  • Norm with little social signifigance
  • No danger to society if violated
  • Ex: not covering mouth when you yawn
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More
Definition
  • Norms with great social significance
  • Dangerous to society if violated
  • EX: Murder
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Internalization Values
Definition
  • Norm and value becomes part of your beliefs
  • Learned through parents, school, religion, media
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Laws
Definition
  • Written rule of conduct enforced by gov't
  • Formalized mores (1st and second degree murder)
  • Formalized Folkways (not parking in handicap spaces)
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Sanctions
Definition
  • Rewards or punishments to enforce conformity 
  • Positive/Negative
  • Formal/Unformal
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Norms
Definition
  • Shared rules of conduct based on values
  • Tells us how to act
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Culture Diffusion
Definition
  • Spreading of cultureal traits to other cultures
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Non Material Culture
Definition
  • Abstract human creations
  • ex: values, norms, mores
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Culture Complexes
Definition
  • A cluster of interrelated traits
  • ex: soccer
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Symbol
Definition
  • Anything that stands for something else
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Social Dynamics
Definition
  • Social change
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