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sociological imagination a point of view that highlights how society affects the experiences we have
and the choices we make
sociology the systematic study of human societies
society people who live within some territory and share many patterns of behavior
culture a way of life including wide spread values (about what is good and bad),
beliefs (about what is true) and behavior (what people do every day)
social-constructional approach the assertion that social problems arise as people define conditions as
undesirable and in need of change
claims making the process of convincing the public and important public officials that a
particular issue or situation should be defined as a social problem
social movement an organized effort at claims making that tries to shape the way people think
about an issue in order to encourage or discourage social change
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sociological imagination a point of view that highlights how society affects the experiences we have
and the choices we make
sociology the systematic study of human societies
society people who live within some territory and share many patterns of behavior
culture a way of life including wide spread values (about what is good and bad),
beliefs (about what is true) and behavior (what people do every day)
social-constructional approach the assertion that social problems arise as people define conditions as
undesirable and in need of change
claims making the process of convincing the public and important public officials that a
particular issue or situation should be defined as a social problem
social movement an organized effort at claims making that tries to shape the way people think
about an issue in order to encourage or discourage social change
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