Sociology Perspectives Review

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What is the main focus of sociology?

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The main focus of sociology is the study of social behavior and society.

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The __(two words) are the disciplines that study human social behavior or the institutions and functions of human society in a scientific manner.

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social sciences

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By adopting a __, sociologists are able to look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions.

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social perspective

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According to Emile Durkeim, a _ is the consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system.

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function

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An __ (two words) is a description of a social phenomenon comprised of that phenomenon's essential characteristics.

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ideal type

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A __ (two words), or school of thought, is a general set of assumptions about the nature of things.

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theoretical perspective

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Anything that people accept as representing something else is called a _.

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symbol

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_ is the level of analysis that involves looking at small-group settings and the everyday face-to-face interactions among group members.

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microsociology

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The objective, logical, and systematic way of collecting empirical data and arriving at conclusions is called the __ (two words).

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scientific method

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__ (two words) involves counting the number of times a particular word, phrase, idea, event, symbol, or other element appears in a given context.

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content analysis