Sociology

5. interaction the focus on how people use symbols when interacting
7. function an unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society
10. anything that represents something else and has meaning
14. perspective a general set of assumptions about the nature of things
15. the comparative study of past and present cultures
16. the social science that studies human society and social behavior
17. spencer he was strongly influenced by Charles Darwin and considered society to be a set of interdependent parts that work together to maintain the system over time
19. negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system, such as crime
21. function the intended and recognized consequence of some element of society
23. phenomena observable facts or events that involve human society

1. the consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system
2. comte he coined the term sociology, focused on social order and social change
3. type a description compromised of the essential characteristics of a feature of society
4. marx he believed the structure of a society is influenced by how its economy is organized, believed society to be divided into two classes-- capitalists and workers
6. perspective these people focus on the forces in society that promote competition and change
8. the social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms
9. perspective these people view society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system
11. imagination C. Wright Mills described this as the "capacity to range from the most impersonal and remote topics to the most intimate features of the human self-- and to see the relations between the two."
12. an attempt to understand the meanings individuals attach to their actions
13. science interested in voting patterns, the concentration of political power, and the formation of politically based groups
18. the study of past events
20. weber he was interested in separate groups within society, rather than society as a whole
22. an explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena