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Sociology
The systematic study of human society and social interaction.
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Society
A large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
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Sociological Imagination
C Wright Mills's term for the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society.
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Global Interdependence
Relationship in which the lives of all people are intertwined closely and any one nations problems are part of a larger global problem.
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Myth
A popular but false notion that may be used, either intentionally or unintentionally, to perpetuate certain beliefs of theories even in light of conclusive evidence to the contrary.
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High Income Countries
- Industrial Countries.
- - Nations with highly industrialized economies.
- - Technologically advanced industrial, administrative, and service occupations.
- - Relatively high levels of national and personal income.
(United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Western Europe)
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Middle-Income Countries
- Developing Countries
- - Industrializing economies
- - Moderate levels of national and personal income
(Eastern Europe, Latin American such as Brazil and Mexico)
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Low-Income Countries
- Underdeveloped Countries
- - Little industrialization
- - Low levels of national and personal income.
(Africa, Asia, China, India)
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