SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND DEMOGRAPHICS
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Functionalism
maro-level theory focuses on how parts of society work together
Conflict theory
focuses on how unequal division of resources create power differentials
Symbolic Interactionism
the study of how individuals interact through a shared understanding of words, gestures, and other symbols
Social constructionism
explores how individuals and groups make decisions to agree upon a given social reality
Material culture
physical items one associates with a given group (art, clothing, foods, buildings)
Symbolic culture
the ideas associated with a cultural group
Demographics
the statistical arm of sociology
Migration
the movement of people into (immigration) or out of (emigration) a geographical location
Demographic transition
a model used to represent drops in birth and death rates as a result of industrialization
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