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what is sociology

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the systematic study of human society

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do sociologists focus on individuals or general patterns

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general patterns

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who affects who: individuals and societies

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they affect each other

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Emile Durkheim found who was most likely to commit suicide?

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Males, Protestants, the wealthy, the unmarried

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Emile Durkheim found who was less likely to commit suicide?

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females, Jews and Catholics, the poor, the married.

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Why is it important to study sociology with a global perspective? (4)

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  1. We are shaped by where we live
  2. societies are interconnected through tech/economy
  3. Problems in Canada can be more serious elsewhere
  4. good way to learn more about ourselves
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Benefits of the sociological perspective (5)

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  1. helps assess the truth of “common sense”
  2. Helps to see opportunities/constraints we face
  3. Empowers us to be active participants in society.
  4. Helps us live in a diverse world.
  5. Jobs: work as researchers for government agencies, private foundations and businesses.
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What social changes sparked the start of sociology? (4)

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  • Industrial tech
  • Growth of cities
  • New democratic ideas
  • Political awareness
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What science promoted the start of sociology?

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  • Comte’s stages: theoretical, metaphysical, scientific

- Positivism: a way of understanding based on science.

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what are the three theoretical approaches of sociology?

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  1. Structural-functional
  2. Social-conflict
  3. Symbolic-Interaction
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which theoretical approach to soci views society as a complex system whose parts work together

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structural-functional approach

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what is a social structure

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a relatively stable pattern of social behaviour in society

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what is a social function

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the consequences of a social pattern for the operation of society

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What are the 3 types of social functions:

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  1. Manifest function: intentional
  2. Latent function: unintentional
  3. Dysfunction: disruptive
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Which theoretical approach to soci views society as an arena of inequality

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social-conflict approach

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what factors are often linked to social inequality

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  • gender
  • ethnicity/race
  • sexuality
  • class
  • age
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What theory studies society while focusing on inequality between men and women

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gender-conflic theory

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what theory studies society while focusing on inequality between people of different racial groups

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race-conflict theory

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Which theoretical approach sees society as the product of everyday interactions of individuals

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social-interaction approach

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which soci theoretical appreaches are macro and which are micro

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macro: structural-functional, social-conflict
micro: social-interaction

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what does structural-functional approach ignore

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-inequality

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what does social-conflict approach ignore

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-shared values and mutual interdependence

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what does symbolic-interaction approach ignore

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larger social structures, effects of culture, large-scale inequalities.

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What are the three ways to do sociology?

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  • Positivist
  • Interpretive
  • Critical
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What is positivist sociology

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based on scientific observations of behaviour

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what is interpretive sociology

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based on meanings people attach to their social world

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what is critical sociology

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based on the need for change

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what makes a statistic reliable

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is it consistent

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what makes a valid statistic

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is it precisely measuring what it means to measure.

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what is a spurious correlation

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apparent but false relationship between multiple variables, caused by another variable

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what is an independent variable

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causes the change

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what is a dependent variable

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changes, depending on independent variable

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33
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Why does Max Weber say that it is difficult to be objective in research

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people usually choose to research topics they naturally care about

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androcentricity

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approach topic from male-only perspective

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gynocentricity

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approach topic from a female-only perspective

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overgeneralizing

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using data from one sub-category of subjects and applying it to the whole category

37
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double standard

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judging men and women with different standards

38
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what is gender interference in a study

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the subject under study reacts to the gender of the researcher

39
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what are the points of research ethics (6)

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  1. technically competent/fair
  2. disclose full findings
  3. protect safety, rights, privacy of subjects.
  4. Obtain informed consent
  5. disclose all sources of funding, avoid conflicts of interest
  6. cultural sensitivity.
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what are the 10 steps in sociological research

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  1. select/define topic
  2. review the literature
  3. develop key questions
  4. assess requirements
  5. consider ethical issues
  6. select a research methodology
  7. collect the data
  8. interpret findings.
  9. state conclusions.
  10. publish the findings.
41
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what is a social group

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2+ people who identify/interact with one another

42
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what is a category of people

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those with a status in common (ethnicity, occupation, etc.)

43
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what is a crowd of people

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non-interacting group, such as an audience

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what is a primary group of people

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a small group whose members share personal and lasting relationships

45
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what is a secondary group of people

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large and impersonal group whose members pursue a goal/activity

46
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what are the two types of group leadership roles

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  • instrumental

- expressive

47
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what is an instrumental leader

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focused on task completion

48
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what is an expressive leader

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focused on group well-being

49
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3 decision-making styles

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  • Authoritarian
  • Democratic
  • Laissez-faire
50
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Authoritarian decision-making

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  • instrumental

- leader makes decisions, members obey

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democratic decision-making

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  • expressive

- inclusive member involvement

52
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laissez-faire decision-making

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leader lets group function on its own.

53
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what was Asch’s line experiment and what did it prove

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  • subject was asked which line was bigger after hearing others say the wrong answer
  • proved willingness to compromise own judgement to avoid being different.
54
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what was the Milgram shock experiment and what did it prove

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  • participants were told to shock people who gave wrong answers
  • showed people follow orders to the point of harming others.
55
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what is Janis’s concept of “groupthink”

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tendency for group members to conform to one value or decision.

56
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what is a social reference group

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social group that serves as a point of reference in making decisions (Stouffer)

57
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What is an in-group

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social group toward which a member feels respect and loyalty

58
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what is an out-group

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social group toward which a person feels a sense of competition or opposition.

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dyad

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  • social group with two members

- intimate but unstable

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triad

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  • social group with three members

- more stable, more types of interaction.

61
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what happens when a large group turns inward

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  • members have realtionships among themselves

- promotes separatism

62
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what happens when a heterogreneous group turns outward

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  • diversity

- interaction with outsiders

63
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why do physical boundaries create social boundaries

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-if segregation of groups take place, the chances for contact are limited.

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what is a network of people

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web of weak social ties

65
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what are some characteristics of a network

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  • weak social ties
  • occasional contact
  • no sense of boundary/belonging
66
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what is a formal organization

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large secondary groups, organized to achieve efficiency

67
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utilitarian organization

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  • Jobs

- Pays people for effort

68
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normative organization

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  • Join to pursue a goal

- Volunteering

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coercive organization

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  • join as a form of punishment

- prison

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what is a bureaucracy (Max Weber)

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organizational model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently

71
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what are the key elements of a bureaucracy (Max Weber) (6)

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  • Specialization
  • Heirarchy
  • Rules
  • Technical competence
  • Impersonality
  • Formal, written communications
72
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What outside factors affect an organization? (5)

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  • Technology
  • Economic/political trends
  • Population patterns
  • Current events
  • Other organizations
73
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What are the informal traits of bureaucracy (3)

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  • leaders seek personal benefit through abuse of power
  • grapevines spread info
  • flattened communication, people on bottom communicate with those on top
74
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What are the problems with. bureaucracy

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  • alienation/dehumanize individuals
  • inefficiency/ritualism (focus on regulations over goals)
  • inertia: organizations perpetuate themselves
  • oligarchy: rule of the many by the few
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what are the building blocks of a social structure

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status and role

76
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what is status

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social position a person holds

77
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what is a status set

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all the statuses someone holds at a given time

78
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What are the 3 types of status

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  • ascribed
  • achieved
  • master
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ascribed status

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received at birth/involuntarily

80
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achieved status

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voluntary/reflects ability and effort

81
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master status

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specially important for social identity, shapes life

82
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what is a role

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behaviour expected of someone who holds a status

83
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what is a role set

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a number of roles attached to a single status

Ex: a professor is a teacher, researcher, administrator

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role conflict

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a conflict between statuses of a person

ex: worker and partner

85
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role strain

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tention between roles connected to a single status

ex: forman being your supervisor and friend

86
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role exit

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disengaging from a role, voluntarily or not

87
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what is the Thomas Theorem

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Situations that are definedas real become real in their consequences

88
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what is ethnomethodology

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study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings

89
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what is reality building

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social background affects our perceptions

ex: scientist and lovers respond to the night sky

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