Social Sciences
Studies the choices people make to satisfy their wants and needs
Economics
Views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together for a stable society
Functionalist
Developed the idea of "survival of the fittest"
Herbert Spencer
An intended and recognized consequence of some element of a society
Manifest Functions
Anything that represents something else
Symbol
Studies human society and social behavior
Sociology
Looks at how individuals interact with one another in society
(Symbolic) Interactionist
Coined the term Sociology to describe the study of society
August Comte
A negative consequence, like Grand Theft Auto, within the Functionalist Theory
Dysfunction
Essential characteristics of a feature of society (ex: Bayside)
Ideal Type
Studies people and events of the past
History
Focuses on the forces in society that promote competition and change...Power imbalance
Conflict
Developed the Conflict Theory
Karl Marx
Unintended and unrecognized element of a society
Latent Function
Allows us to step outside ourselves and see the world more objectively.
Sociological Perspective
Disciplines that study human social behavior and functions of human society in a scientific manner
Social sciences
Looks at how society uses language, gestures, and symbols
(Symbolic) Interactionism
1st African American to earn a Ph.D at Harvard
W.E.B. DuBois
"Chick Magnet" is an example of this type of Function
Latent Function
C. Wright Mills developed this concept
Sociological Imagination
Studies behavior and mental processes
Psychology
Looks at competition over scarce resources
Conflict
Father of Sociology
August Comte
An "automobile" is an example of this type of Function
Manifest Function
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