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Decks in this class (15)

Introduction
The study of how societies are or...,
The capacity to think about our o...,
The rapid development of manufact...
31  cards
Research Methods
A study design that allows us to ...,
The tendency we all have to look ...,
Outlined basic ethical principles...
36  cards
Social Structure and the Individual
The boundaries people confront as...,
Things we may have or that we acq...,
A persons or groups socially dete...
29  cards
Social Class, Inequality, & Poverty
A system that puts categories of ...,
A group of individuals who share ...,
The total amount of money someone...
37  cards
Gender and Sexuality
Refers to those who believe that ...,
Someone who believes that they ar...,
Someone whose gender matches the ...
43  cards
Race and Ethnicity
An enumeration of the population ...,
A system that humans created to c...,
Refers to common culture religion...
30  cards
Economic Sociology
According to numerous studies spa...,
Sometimes employers simply like c...,
The concentration of men an women...
42  cards
Sociology of Families
Refers to a group of people who a...,
Includes relationships defined by...,
A socially sanctioned union that ...
50  cards
Sociology of Education
The process of gaining knowledge ...,
Emphasizes the smooth working of ...,
The process by which people come ...
27  cards
Political Sociology
The ability of people or groups t...,
Countries where people share a na...,
People can directly vote for thei...
59  cards
Media and Technology
Refers to the application of scie...,
Refers to the difference in infor...,
Refers to the ability to sort thr...
25  cards
Health & Illness
Focuses on describing and prevent...,
People who study the frequency pa...,
Having a disease
69  cards
Environmental Sociology
The variety of species in an ecos...,
Assumes that humans are inherentl...,
Focused on how people in rural ar...
44  cards
Immigration and Urbanization
Defined by growth in the proporti...,
Urban areas with over ten million...,
Chains of densely populated areas...
33  cards
Culture
Everything we make and consume in...,
Physical goods often placed in an...,
Beliefs values language
15  cards

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