Intro Sociology Terms

class owning the means for producing wealth.

• Bourgeoisie

• Proletariat

• Verstehen

• Dramaturgy

Understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others.

• Bourgeoisie

• Proletariat

• Verstehen

• Dramaturgy

approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical performances.

• Bourgeoisie

• Proletariat

• Verstehen

• Dramaturgy

The working class, low income.

• Bourgeoisie

• Proletariat

• Verstehen

• Dramaturgy

A view that looks at behavior of groups, not individuals.

• Perspective

• Sociological Perspective

• Positivism

• Theoretical Perspective

a particular point of view.

• Perspective

• Sociological Perspective

• Positivism

• Theoretical Perspective

a set of assumptions accepted as true.

• Perspective

• Sociological Perspective

• Positivism

• Theoretical Perspective

the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation.

• Perspective

• Sociological Perspective

• Positivism

• Theoretical Perspective

unintended and unrecognized consequences of an aspect of society.

• Dramaturgy

• Symbolic interactionism

• Latent Functions

• Bourgeoisie

the approach in sociology that focuses on the interactions among people based on mutually understood symbols.

• Dramaturgy

• Symbolic interactionism

• Latent Functions

• Bourgeoisie