SOCIOL 1Z03 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Social Forces, Industrial Revolution, Dominant Ideology

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Lina Samuels

Document Summary

The systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Emerged from the need to understand the striking social changes that occurred in europe in the form of three revolutions: scientific, industrial and political. Canadian sociology is influenced by four factors that differentiate from american: the country"s geography and regionalism, the focus on political economy, the canadianization movement, its more radical nature. Sociologists try to bring about a just society. Conservatives believed that society is not the product of individuals, rather an entity in itself. Theory: a statement that tries to explain how facts or events are related, in order to predict future events. Each theorist offers unique insights into our social world. They help us to understand what is going on together, how facts are connected. There are various theoretical lenses, you must use all. *sociological perspective: views the social world through the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which they live.