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Chapter One: The Sociological Perspective
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The scientific study of society and human behavior. The science of describing social relationships. It is complex and vast in scope.
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What is? How are things connected? Why are they connected in this way?
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Term to describe how involved the quality and quantity of relationships an individual has.
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The study of the larger world and our society’s place in it.
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Term used to describe the state of being/ feeling like “an outsider” – not part of the dominant group on a daily basis. The greater people’s social marginality, the better able they are to use the sociological perspective.
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A statement of how and why specific facts are related.
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A basic image of society that guides your thinking and research.
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A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity & stability. “the glass is half full”
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Any stable pattern of social behavior
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The consequences (results) of a social pattern for the operation of society as a whole.
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The undesirable consequences of any social pattern for the operation of society.
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Recognized AND intended consequences. Example: school => learning to read
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Consequences that are largely unrecognized and unintended Example: School => day care
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A framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change The glass is half empty….
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Macro-level orientation: Looking at/ a broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole.
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Micro-level orientation: A close-up focus on social interactions in specific situations.
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A framework for building theory that sees society as the product of the everyday interaction of individuals… “face to face approach”
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