Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective Flashcards
The systematic study of human society
Sociology
Seeing the general in the particular
Sociological Perspective
The study of the larger world and our society’s place in it
Global Perspective
Nations with the highest overall standards of living
High-income countries
Nations with a standard of living about average for the world as a whole
Middle-income countries
Nations with a low standard of living in which most people are poor
Low-income countries
A way of understanding based on science
Positivism
A statement of how and why specific facts are related
Theory
A basic image of society that guides thinking and research
Theoretical Approach
A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
Structural-functional approach
Any relatively stable pattern of social behavior
Social Structure
The consequences of any social pattern for the operation of society as a whole
Social functions
The recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern
Manifest functions
The unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern
Latent functions
