SOC 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: George Herbert Mead, Harriet Martineau, Antipositivism
18 Oct 2016
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Seeing the general in the particular (peter berger) [somalia war] Sociologists identify general social patterns in the behaviour of particular individuals. Seeing the strange [why we hold hands] in the familiar [holding hands] Seeing personal choice in social context [emile durkheim] The study of the larger world a(cid:374)d ou(cid:396) so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s pla(cid:272)e i(cid:374) it. Where we live shapes the lives we lead [# of kids women have] societies throughout the world are increasingly interconnected [technology connects us] Many problems that we face in canada are more serious elsewhere [gender inequality] Thinking globally helps us learn more about ourselves [thankful to live in canada] Applying the sociological perspective research plays an important role is public policy. Sociology can have an important role in our own personal growth: asses (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) se(cid:374)se(cid:863, opportunities and constraints, empowerment, helps us live in diversity. Aguste comte named sociology in 1838: 3 stages of society.
