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Chapters 1 and 2
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Sociology
11th Grade
05/17/2010

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sociology
Definition
scientific study of social structure (human social behavior)
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sociological perspective
Definition
a view that looks at behavior of groups not individuals
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social structure
Definition
the patterned interaction of people in social relationships
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Social statics
Definition
the study of social stability and order
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bourgeoisie
Definition
class owning the means for producing wealth
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capitalist
Definition
person who owns or controls the means for producing wealth
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sociological imagination
Definition
the ability to see the link between society and self
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proletariat
Definition
working class/ those who labor for the bourgeoisie
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class conflict
Definition
ongoing struggle between owners and working class
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 mechanical solidarity
Definition
social dependency based on a widespread consensus of values and beliefs, enforced conformity, and dependence on tradition and family
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verstehen
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understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others
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theoretical perspective
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a set of assumptions accepted as true
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dramaturgy
Definition
approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical performances
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sample
Definition
a group of people with certain specified characteristics
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field research
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research that takes place in a natural (nonlaboratory) setting
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causation
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the belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another
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multiple causation
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the belief that an event occurs as a result of several factors working in combination
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intervening variable
Definition
a variable that changes the relationship between and indpendent and dependent variable
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