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the sociological perspective
ch.1 the sociological perspective
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
09/27/2011

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sociology
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the scientific study of society and human behavior
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sociological perspective
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understanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social context
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values
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standards by which we define desireable/undesireable behavior
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Herbert Spencer
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fathered social darwinism
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Karl Max
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introduces conflict theroy
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Emile Durkheim
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social integration
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Max Weber
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Proestant ethic
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class conflict
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struggle between capitalists (bourgeoisie) and exploited workers (proletariat)
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social integration
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degree to which people are tied to their social group
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protestant ethic
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self-denying approach to life
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basic sociology
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sociological research to make discoveries about life in human groups with no intention of making change
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applied sociology
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the use of sociology to solve problems
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symbolic interaction
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perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning
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functional analysis
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society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that work together
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conflict theory
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society is composed of groups that are competing with one another for scarce resources
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