Chapter 1

Question 1

Is a science guided by the understanding that our lives are affected not only by our individual characteristics but by powerful forces and our place in the social world

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Sociology

Question 2

Refers to a group of people who live in a defined territory and who share social structures and who interact with each other every day in life

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Society

Question 3

Is the ability to understand how social forces influence the lives of individuals

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Sociological imagination

Question 4

Is a small scale perspective

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Micro

Question 5

Is a large scale perspective

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Macro

Question 6

A practice of looking beyond the surface or obvious explanation and seeking out deeper explanations.

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Debunking

Question 7

Is a theoretical perspective that sees society as a system of interrelated parts.

Answer 7

Functionalism

Question 8

A theoretical perspective that views society as an unequal system that brings about conflict or change

Answer 8

Conflict theory

Question 9

A theoretical perspective that focuses on how people interact with others in their daily life (micro)

Answer 9

Symbolic interactionism

Question 10

Theoretical perspective that focuses on the gender inequalities which are built into the social structure.

Answer 10

Feminist theory

Question 11

Refers to a social system that benefits men.

Answer 11

Patriarchal

Question 12

Statements of fact that are unchanging under given conditions and can be used as ground rules for any kind of society

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Social laws

Question 13

The existing structural elements of society

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Social statics

Question 14

Changes in the structural elements of society

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Social dynamics

Question 15

A notion that suggests strong societies survive, and weak ones become extinct

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Social Darwinism

Question 16

Social factors that affect people in a society

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Functions

Question 17

Functions that lead to an expected consequence or outcome

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Manifest functions

Question 18

Functions that lead to unforeseen or unexpected consequences

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Latent functions

Question 19

Refers to members of the capitalist class who own the means of the production

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Bourgeoisie

Question 20

Refers to members of the working class who sell their labour for wages

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Proletariat

Question 21

Refers to the class of people who have their own businesses but do not employ others

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Petite bourgeoisie

Question 22

Is a person lack of understanding or his or her position in society

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False consciousness

Question 23

An understanding of ones position in the class system

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Class consciousness

Question 24

States that situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences

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Thomas theorem

Question 25

Refers to a persons identity and what makes that person different from others

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Self

Question 26

A theory of interaction in which all social life is like acting

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Dramaturgy

Question 27

A focus on men which influences sociology in terms of how social research is done and which issues and topics are studied.

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Androcentric bias