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The systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels.
The process by which we act toward and react to people around us.
Figuring out why people are the way they are. |
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| What does Sociology focus on? |
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| Issues that impinge on people. |
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| What is something that is found when studying Sociology? (from video) |
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There is a trade off between freedom and order.
More freedom = Less order
More order = Less Freedom |
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| What makes the best Sociology? |
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| Understanding yourself and your individual experiences. |
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Yes and No.
Humans conform to expected and acceptable behavior such as how we eat, drive, dress, act in different social situations. Even though there are differences between each individual |
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| Is Sociology just common sense |
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Common sense often distorts reality.
People think women are bad drivers, but really its teen males.
Common sense ignores facts.
Common sense is often contradictory.
Common Sense perceptions vary across groups and cultures.
Much of our common sense is based on myths and misconceptions. |
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| the intersection between individual lives and larger social influences |
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| How people affect our everyday lives. focuses on small-scale patterns of individual of individuals' social interactions in specific settings |
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How Social structures affect our everyday life. Large-scale patterns and processes that characterize society as a whole.
economy, social movements, public policy, ect. |
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| Why Sociology is important in your everyday life? |
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Making informed decisions.
Understanding diversity.
Evaluating Social and Public Policies.
Think Critically.
Expanding your career opportunities |
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| study developing countries and may engage in archaeological exploration. |
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| focus on the power of relationships, how people vote, how laws are passed, and how governments exercise power. |
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| are interested in what occurs within people, including emotions, perception, learning, personality and thinking. |
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| help people through an agency, organization, or non-profit organization |
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Father of Sociology.
believed that the study of society must be empirical.
believed that information should be based on observations, experiments, or experiences rather than on ideology, religion or intuition.
he saw sociology as the scientific study of two aspects of society: social statistics and social dynamics. |
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feminist writer who wrote about social problems related to exploitation especially of slavery, women and children.
2. She emphasized the importance of systematic data collection through observation and interviews, and an objective analysis of records in explaining events and behavior.
She published the first methodological text for sociology. |
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Sought to find Social facts-aspects of social life, external to the individual, that can be measured
he described society as characterized by unity and cohesion because its members are bound together by common interest and attitudes.
Division of labor was his central concept, harmony in society was achieved by division of labor.
his famous Suicide study showed importance of combing theory with research |
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capitalism was his main focus. class conflict was an important driving force in society. he believed that society is divided into the haves and the have nots. where the have nots are usually dependent on the haves for jobs.
alienation is common across all social classes. |
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Social organizations such as ideas, religious values, ideologies, and charismatic leaders were crucial in changing societies.
Understanding society requires subjective understanding of behavior (Verstehen), requires knowing how people perceive the world they live in.
he believed in separating personal values from scientific research. |
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| applied the ideas of sociology to solve everyday problems. Important social reformer and activist. |
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First african american to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, and applied sociological concepts to study the experience of African Americans in the US.
he believed the problem of the 20th century was the color line. |
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