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| The study of human groups and societies. |
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| The causal influence of one factor, or variable, upon another. Exp. Deviant behavior is often caused by social isolation, such as crime in impoverished areas. |
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| A relationship in which one state of affairs ( the cause) contributes to another ( the effect). Exp. alcoholoism is corelated with poverty. |
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Questions concerned with drawing comparisons between differnt human societies for the purposes of sociological theory and research. Exp. Comparing and contrasting the social and legal systems of the United States and canada.
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