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Global perspective
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The study of the larger world and our society's place in it.
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High income countries.
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Nations with the highest standard of living.
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Middle Income countries.
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Nations with a standard of living about average for the world as a whole. These people are more likely to live in villages.
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Low income countries
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In these nations people are poor.
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Sociological theory.
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To explain social behaviour on the real world.
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Theory
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A statement of why and how specific facts are related.
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Theoretical approach
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A basic image of society that guides thinking and research
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Structural functional approach
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a framework for building theory that sees
society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and
stability.
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Social structure
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Any relatively stable pattern of social behaviour.
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Social functions
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The consequences of any social pattern for the operation of society as a whole.
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Manifest functions
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The recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern
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Latent functions
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The unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern
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Social dysfunction
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Any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society
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Social conflict approach
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a frame work for building theory that sees
society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change.
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Gender conflict approach
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A point of view that focuses on inequality and conflict between women and men.
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