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anomie

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the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of indivdual behavior has become ineffective

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applied sociology

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the use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organizations

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basic sociology

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sociological inquiry conducted with the objective of gaining a more profound knowledge of the fundamental aspects of social phenomena AKA as pure sociology

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clinical sociology

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the use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of altering social relationships and reconstructuring social institutions

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conflict perspective

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a sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is the best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political presentation

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cultural capital

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noneconomic goods, such as family background and education, which are reflected in a knowledge of language and the arts

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double consciousness

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the division of an individuals identity into two or more social realities

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dramaturgical approach

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the view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers

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dysfunction

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an element of process of a society that may disrupt the social system or reduce its stability

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feminist view

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sociological approach the views inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization

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functionalist perspective

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a sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability

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globalization

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the worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas

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ideal type

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a construct or model for evaluation specific cases

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interactionist perspective

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a sociological approach the generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole

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latent function

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an unconscious or unitended function that may reflect hidden purposes

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macrosociology

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sociological investigation that concentrates on large scale phenomena or entire civilizations – such as – functionalists or conflict theorists

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manifest function

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an open, stated, and conscious function

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microsociology

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sociological investigation that stresses the study of small groups, often through experimental means – such as symbolic interaction

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natural science

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the study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change

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nonverbal communication

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the sending of messages through the use of gestures, facial expressions, and postures

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science

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the body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation

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social capital

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the collective benefit of social networks, which are built on reciprocal trust

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social inequality

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a condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige or power

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social science

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the study of social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change

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sociological imagination

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an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past – concept introduced by C. Wright Mills

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sociology

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the scientific study of social behavior and human groups

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theory

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in sociology, a set of statements that seek to explain problems, actions or behavior

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Verstehen

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the german word for “understanding” or “insight”; used to stress the need for sociologists to take into account the subjective meanings people attach to their actions