Intro to Sociology Vocab

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Patterns of beliefs and behaviors meeting social needs

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Social institutions

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In-depth interviews, focus groups, and content analysis as data sources

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qualitative sociology

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Theory viewing society as competition for limited resources

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Conflict theory

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Wide-scale view of official structures in society

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macro-level

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A group's shared practices, values, and beliefs

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culture

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Systematic study of society and social interaction

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sociology

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A group of people in a defined area who interact and share a culture.

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society

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Theory examining individual-society relationships via communication

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symbolic interactionism

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Statistical methods like surveys with many participants

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Quantitative sociology

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Theoretical approach viewing society as a structure with interrelated parts meeting biological and social needs.

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functionalism