SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-7: Generic Point, Social Conflict, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

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Sociological perspective (peter berger) the special point of view of sociology that sees general patterns of society in the lives of particular people: sociologists recognize general patterns in the behavior of particular individuals. Global perspective the stud(cid:455) of the larger (cid:449)orld a(cid:374)d our so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s pla(cid:272)e i(cid:374) it: high income nation, middle income nation, low income nation. Co(cid:373)te"s 3 stages of so(cid:272)iet(cid:455: theological stage the church in the middle age, metaphysical stage the enlightenment and ideas of hobbes, locke, and. Rousseau: scientific stage physics, chemistry, sociology. Positivism (comte) a way of understanding based on science: said that society goes by its own laws, like the physical world and laws of gravity. Theoretical approach a basic image of society that guides thinking and research. Structural-functional approach a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity. Social structure any relatively stable pattern of social behavior.