Social society function action consequences actions power structure

Text	Social structure - system in society with a unique pattern of relationships Functionalism/Functional analysis - a "normal" society requires all parts to run smoothly latent function is an unrecognized positive or negative consequence of an action manifest function is an action taken to help some part of the system dysfunctions are the harmful consequences of people's actions blankfunctions are the beneficial consequences of peoples actions Conflict Theory - Power differentials created & how they contribute to the maintenance of social order power - influence over other people Symbolic Interactionism - interact through a shared understanding of words/gestures/symbols Symbols - things we attach meaning to Social Constructionism - social reality constructured from communication & working together currency - useless without the knowledge that it represents money

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Social structure - system in society with a unique pattern of relationships

Functionalism/Functional analysis - a "normal" society requires all parts to run smoothly

latent function is an unrecognized positive or negative consequence of an action

manifest function is an action taken to help some part of the system

dysfunctions are the harmful consequences of people's actions

blankfunctions are the beneficial consequences of peoples actions

Conflict Theory - Power differentials created & how they contribute to the maintenance of social order

power - influence over other people

Symbolic Interactionism - interact through a shared understanding of words/gestures/symbols

Symbols - things we attach meaning to

Social Constructionism - social reality constructured from communication & working together

currency - useless without the knowledge that it represents money

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