Memory Game U1- Sociology vocabularyOnline version sociology vocabulary by Jessica Mariella Calderón Méndez Macro-level orientation A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability The consequences of any social pattern for the operation of society as a whole Social interaction is guided by what each person stands to gain or lose from the interaction Dramaturgical analysis Symbolic-interaction approach Social function A framework for building theory that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals Structural functional approach Seeing the general in the particular Society Sociological integration Sociological imagination Vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and wider society, is the ability to look at something with fresh critical eyes A framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change Is a statement of why specific facts are related Theory Sociology The recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern Any relatively stable pattern of social behavior Latent function Social dysfunction The unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern A broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole Positivism Micro-level orientation People who live in a defined territory and share a way of life The systematic study of human society Describes how we resemble actors on a stage as we play our various roles Manifest function A scientific approach to knowledge based on positive facts as opposed to mere speculations Social conflict approach Social structure Principle that guide relationships between people and groups in the larger society and how they interact with one another A close-up focus on social interaction in specific situations Any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society Social exchange analysis Sociological perspective Cultural patterns that set apart some segment of a society’s population Eurocentrism Counterculture Cultural patterns that distinguish a society’s elite Anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture A system of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members Values Subculture Culture shock Culture integration Nonmaterial culture The close relationships among various elements of a cultural system The ideas created by members of a society Emphasizing and promoting african cultural patterns Ethnocentrism Symbols The physical things created by members of a society Popular culture Culture Norm More Specific thoughts or ideas that people hold to be true Language Folkway High culture Multiculturalism Beliefs Culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful and that serve as broad guidelines for social living Cultural patterns that are widespread among a society’s population The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture Afrocentrism Cultural patterns that strongly oppose those widely accepted within a society Material culture Norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance The dominance of European cultural patterns Norms for routine or casual interaction Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life The ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together form a people’s way of life A perspective recognizing the cultural diversity and promoting equal standing for all cultural traditions