Chapter 1 Review Flashcards
social interaction
one person’s actions influencing someone else; usually refers to what people do when they are in one another’s presence, but also includes communications at a distance
basic (pure) sociology
sociological research for the purpose of making discoveries about life in human groups, not for making changes in those groups
positivism
the application of the scientific approach to the social world
micro-level analysis
an examination of small-scale patterns of society, such as how the members of a group interact
patterns of behavior
recurring behaviors or events
social location
the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society
bourgeoisie
Marx’s term for capitalists, those who own the means of production
sociology
the scientific study of society and human behavior
society
people who share a culture and a territory
globalization
the growing interconnections among nations due to the expansion of capitalist
nonverbal interaction
communication without words through gestures, use of space, silence, and so on
proletariat
marx’s term for the exploited class, the mass of workers who do not own the means of production
class conflict
marx’s term, the struggle between capitalists and workers
conflict theory
a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups that are competing for scarce groups
symbolic interactionism
society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views in the world, and communicate with one another
