Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, Social Constructionism
16 Mar 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
What is sociology? social relationships on peoples attitudes and behaviour +how societies are established and change: sociology systematic study of social behaviour + human groups a focus on. Indonesia cheer for roosters: a way to look beyond the limited understanding of human behaviour, awareness of relationship b/w ind and society. What is considered normal in one country may be illegal in another: ex. Sociology and the social sciences: science: refer to body of knowledge obtained by methods of systematic observation, sociology: human behaviour + society, natural science: study of physical features of nature. What is sociological theory? found the earth to be round: ex. Early thinkers: comte, martineau, and spencer: auguste comte philosopher behaviour needed to improve society, believed theoretical science of society and systematic investigation of. Freedom from reproduction: transnational feminism: capitalism & systems of political power oppress women. Advocate the presence of a pre existing social structure in which reality is represented in social institutions and culture: 2.
