| understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of owners | | |
| anything that stands for something else and has an agreed-upon meaning attached to it | | |
| a particular point of view | | |
| the study of social stability and order | | |
| a view that looks at behavior of groups, not individuals | | |
| class owning the means for producing wealth | | |
| the mind-set emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning | | |
| person who owns or controls the means for producing wealth | | |
| the ongoing struggle between the bourgeoisie (owners) and the proletariat (working) class | | |
| a set of assumptions accepted as true | | |
| social interdependency based on a high degree of specialization in roles | | |
| social dependency based on a widespread consensus of values and beliefs, enforced conformity, and dependence on tradition and family | | |
| intended and recognized consequences of an aspect of society | | |
| approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society | | |
| negative consequence of an aspect of society | | |
| approach emphasizing the role of conflict, competition, and constraint within a society | | |
| the scientific study of social structure (human social behavior) | | |
| the ability to control the behavior of others | | |
| approach that focuses on the interactions among people based on mutually understood symbols | | |
| the study of social change | | |
| approach that depicts human interaction as theatrical performances | | |
| the ability to see the link between society and self | | |
| working class; those who labor for the bourgeoisie | | |
| the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation | | |
| the patterned interaction of people in social relationships | | |