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______ is the systematic study of human society
- Sociology
- The ________ helps us to see general social patterns in the behavior of particular individuals
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sociological perspective
- The state of being excluded from social activity as an "outsider"
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Experiencing social marginality
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Theories are based on ____________, a basic image of society that guides thinking and research.
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theoretical paradigms (perspectives or approaches)
- There are three major sociological paridigms
- structural-functional paradigm, social-conflict paradigm (karl marx), symbolic-interaction paradigm (Max Weber)
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variables are
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concepts whose value changes from case to case
- _______ consists of the belief, values, behavior and material objects that define a people's way of life.
- Culture
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______ refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share culture.
- Society
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________ is a system of symbols that allows members of a society to communicate with one another.
- language
- ____ are culturally defined standards by which people judge desirability, goodness, and beauty, and which serve as broad guidelines for social living.
- values
- ____ are rule and expectations by which a society guides the behavior or its members.
- norms
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two special types of norms that were identified by william graham sumner
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mores and folkways
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the spread of cultural traits from one cultural system to another.
- diffusion
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traits that are found in every known culture
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cultural universals
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theoretical paradigm that explores ways in which biological forces affect human culture.
- sociobiology
- ________ is the lifelong social experience by which individuals develop human potential and learn the patterns of their culture.
- socialization
- understanding someone's intentions requires imagining the situation from that person's point of view, a process called
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taking the role of the other
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when children take the roles of one other person in one situation
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significant other
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widespread cultural norms and values we use asreferences in evaluating ourselves
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generalized other
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______ viewed development as occurring throughout life as we face different challenges in different stages of life.
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Erik erikson
- _____ are particularly important during adolecence
- peer groups