Keystone Sociology Exam 1 Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Karl Marx
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Sociologist who believed that the economy influences the social structure
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Interactionist Perspective
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Theoretical perspective that was influences by the work of Max Weber
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Function
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Positive consequence an element has for the stability of society
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Emile Durkheim
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First sociologist to apply the systematic methods of science to the study of society
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Symbolic Interaction
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Interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols
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Verstehen
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Empathetic understanding of the meanings that others attach to their actions.
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Theory
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Systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena
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Herbert Spencer
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Sociologist influenced by Charles Darwin
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Max Weber
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Sociologist who developed the concept of the ideal type
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Dysfunctional
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Negative consequence an element has for the stability of society
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Sanctions
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Rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms
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Ethnocentrism
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Resisting social change because it comes frokm outside of one's group
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Discovery
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The recognition of new uses for existing elements in the world or a new understanding of these elements
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Cultural Lag
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Some aspects of society change less rapidly than other aspects of society
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Negative Sanctions
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punishments or threats of punishment used to enforce conformity to norms
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Positive Sanctions
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Sanctions that take on the form of rewards
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Wars and Conquests
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are not a source of resistance to social change
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The Physical Environment
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The source of social change involving natural disasters.
