Sociological Theory
Vocabulary
Sociological Geography
100

The type of sociology that analyzes social life by focusing on social interaction

Miscosociology

100

The systematic study of social behavior in human behavior and society

Sociology

100

Where sociology first emerged

Europe

200

Views society as a system of interrelated interdependent parts

Structural functionalism

200

Believe that our daily interactions construct our reality and our world views

Symbolic interaction

200

The often-excluded country within the retelling of Sociology

Haiti

300

Views society as fragmented groups vying for social and economic resources

Conflict theory

300

A group's shared practices, values, and beliefs

Culture
300

The birthplace of Karl Marx

Trier, Germany

400

Sociology that analyzes on broad features of society

Macrosociology

400

A group of people who live in a defined geographical area who interact with one another and who share a common culture

Society

400

The birth country of George Herbert Mead

The United States

500

Focusing on how individuals create meaning through daily social interactions and shared symbols

Symbolic interactionism

500

A form of constant monitoring in which the observation posts are decentralized and the observed is never communicated with directly

Panoptic survelliance

500

Tupac's birthplace

East Harlem, NY

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