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SOC 100 exam 1

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the study of human behaviors as they are affected by social interactions within groups, organizations, societies, and the planet
sociology
everyday events in which the people involved take one another into account by consciously and unconsciously attaching meaning to the situation, interpreting what others are saying, and the responding accordingly.
social interaction
ideas, feelings, and ways of behaving that possess the remarkable property of existing outside the consciousness of the individual
social facts
personal needs, problems, and difficulties that can be explained as individual shortcomings related to motivation, attitude, ability, character, or judgment
troubles
a relatively stable and predictable arrangement among people that has emerged over time to coordinate human interaction and behavior in ways that meet some social need
institution
an ongoing process by which mechanized systems of production and transportation have replaced handmade, muscle-drive, labor-intensive system
industrial revolution
addition of external sources of power such as coal, oil or steam to hand tools and modes of transportation
mechanization
in marxist theory, the major force that drives social change
conflict
resources essential to production and distribution of goods and services
means of production
owners of the means of production
bourgeoisie
individuals who sell their labor as means of production
proletariat
ties that bind people to one another in society
solidarity
act of severing relationships
suicide
suicide resulting from weak social ties that fail to attach the person to the group
egoisitic suicide
suicide resulting from social ties so strong that the self has no life apart from the group
altruistic suicide
suicide resulting from social ties disrupted by dramatic change in economic circumstances
anomic suicide
suicide resulting from social ties whose discipline is so oppressive it offers no chance of release
fatalistic suicide
actions people take in response to others
social actions
social action that pursues a goal because it was pursued in the past
traditional action
social action that pursues a goal in response to an emotion such as revenge, love, or loyalty
affectional action
social action that pursues a goal because it is valued, with no thought of its consequences and often without considering the appropriateness of the means chose to achieve it
value-rational action
social action that pursues a goal after it has been evaluated in relation to other goals and after thorough consideration of the various means to achieve it
instrumental action
great spiritual void accompanied by a crisis of meaning occurring when people focus so uncritically on the ways they go about achieving a valued goal that they lose sight of that goal
disenchantment

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