Sociology Chapter 1 Vocab

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Disruption in social rules and understandings affecting individual identity.

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Anomie

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Social class in capitalism that owns and controls production means (land, factories, machinery).

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Bourgeoisie

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Members of the Bourgeoisie

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Capitalists

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Shared interests and problems among a social class

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Class Consciousness

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Altercations when power meets resistance

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conflict

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Sociological perspective emphasizing power, conflict, and social/economic inequalities.

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conflict theory

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Understanding beyond surface appearances to explore why/how events occur and if social conditions can change.

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critical thinking

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Learned norms, customs, values, knowledge, artifacts, language, and symbols shared by a community.

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culture

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Interrelated parts of a social system affect each other.

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functional integration

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Branch of sociology analyzing interpersonal encounters to explain broader social patterns (Symbolic Interactionism).

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interactionism