Soc Chapters 1 and 2

A large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations

The systematic study of human society and social interaction

The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society

Nations with highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial, administrative and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and personal income

Nations with industrializing economies, particularly in urban areas, and moderate levels of national and personal income

Primarily agrarian nations with little industrialization and low levels of national and personal income

The process by which societies are transformed from dependence on agriculture and handmade products to an emphasis on manufacturing and related industries

The process by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in cities rather than in rural areas

A belief that the world can best be understood through scientific inquiry

The belief that those species of animals, including human beings, best adapted to their environment survive and prosper, whereas those pooly adapted die out

Patterned ways of acting, thinking, and feeling that exist outside any one individual but that exert social control over each person

A condition in which social control becomes ineffective as a result of the loss of shared values and of a sense of purpose in society

A set of logically interrelated statements that attempts to describe, explain, and predict socail events

The sociological approach that views society as a stable, orderly system

Functions that are intended and/or recognized by the participants in a social unit