Unit One Vocabulary Flashcards
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Manifest
functions that people believe are the obvious purposes of a social institution; those functions are intended and most people think about them
dysfunctional
any action of behavior that has negative consequences for a group or a society; an effect of structures that fosters social instability
theoretical perspectives
a set of assumptions about reality that inform the questions we ask and the kind of answers we arrive at as a result
ideal type
a conceptual tool used as a kind of measuring rod to determine how real social phenomenon are similar to or different from its pure form
principle of verstehen
research aims to understand other people’s perspectives by putting him/her-self in a situation that related to people. understand a deep meaning hence the reason why researchers use this approach
function
any consequence of social structures that positively affect society and impact structural continuity
social darwinism
argued that social progress results from conflicts in which the fittest or best-adapted individuals , or entire societies would prevail
sociology
the study of the development, structure and functioning of human society
sociological perspectives
perspective on human behavior and it’s connection to society as a whole. invites us to look for the connections between the behavior of individual people and the structure of society in which they live in
social phenomena
all behavior that influences or is influenced by organisms sufficiently alive to respond to one another
social interaction
an exchange between two or more individuals, is a building block of society
sociological imagination
to see connections between the larger world and your personal life
patent function
any function of an institution or another social phenomenon that is unintentional and often unrecognized
conflict perspective
view of society that posits conflict as a normal feature of life. conflict influences distribution of power , direction and magnitude of social change
interaction isn’t perspective
theoretical perspective that derives social processes from human interaction. study of how individuals shape society and are shaped by society through meaning that arises in interactions
symbol
anything that represents something else
symbolic interaction
theory that society is possible because of the shared meanings and social patterns created during social interactions
social sciences
any of the branches of science that systematically studied the social world , investigating how humans interact with each other and change over time
functionalist perspective
sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promise solidarity and stability. this approach looks at society through a marco-level orientation and broadly focused on the social structures that shape society as a whole.
