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| Question | Answer | 
| sociological imagination | a point of view that highlights how society affects the experiences we have and the choices we make | 
| sociology | is the systematic study of human societies | 
| society | the people who live within some territory | 
| culture | a way of life including widespread values (good vs bad) and behavior | 
| culture | a way of life including widespread values (good vs bad) and behavior | 
| social problem | is a condition that undermines the well being of some or all members of a society and is usually a matter of public controversy | 
| social constructionist approach | the assertion that social problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change | 
| claims making | is the process of convincing the public and public officals that a particular issue or situation should be defined as a social problem | 
| social movement | is a organized effort at claims making that rise to shape the way ppl think about an issue in order to encourage or discourage social change | 
| theory | a statement of how and why specific facts are related | 
| theoretical approach | a basic image of society that guides theory and research | 
| structural-functional approach | is a theoretical framework that see society as a system of many interrelated parts | 
| social institutions | major spheres of social life or societal subsystems organized to meet a basic human need | 
| social-conflict approach | is a theoretical framework that sees society as divided by inequality and conflict | 
| feminism | is a political movement that seeks the social equality of women and men | 
| symbolic interaction approach | a theoretical framework that sees society as the product of individuals interacting with one another | 
| social issues | are political debates involving moral judgments about how people should live | 
| economic issues | are political debates about how a society should distribute material resources | 
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