| Term | Definition |
|---|
| social science | disciple that studies human social behavior in a scientific way |
| political science | study of the organization and operation of government |
| economics | study of the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their needs and wants |
| psychology | study of behaviors and thinking of organisms |
| sociology | study of human society and social behaviors |
| history | study of past events |
| anthropology | study of past cultures and present simple cultures |
| Auguste Comte | founder of sociology |
| Herbert Spencer | influenced by Darwin |
| Karl Marx | believed that the economy influences social structure, introduced conflict theory |
| Emile Durkheim | 1st sociologist to apply the systematic methods of science to the study of society |
| Max Weber | introduced Verstehen and the concept of ideal type |
| Sociology perspective | a viewing of the behavior of groups in a systematic way |
| sociological imagination | the ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life |
| sociological phenomena | observable facts/events that involve human society |
| functionalist theory | theoretical perspective that views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system |
| conflict theory | theroretical perspective that focuses on forces that promote competition and change |
| symbolic interation theory | theoretical perspective that emphasizes the use of symbols |
| debunking | refers to looking behind the facade of everyday life |
| social psychology | study of how an individual's behavior and personality are affect by the social environment |
| theory | systematic explanation of relationship among phenomena |
| verstehen | emphathetic understanding of the meanings others attach to their actions |
| function | positive consequence an element has for the stability of society |
| dysfucnctional | negative consequence an element has for the stability of society |
| social structure | network of interrelated statuses and roles that guides human interaction |
| social institutions | system of statuses, roles, values an dnorms that is organized to satisfy society's needs |
| social change | alterations in various aspects of a society over time |
| social interaction | how people relate to one another and influence each other's behaviors |
| social darwinism | perspective that holds that societies evolve towards stability and perfection |
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