SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Change, Adaptive Learning, Social Inequality
7 Jan 2017
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Sociology as a discipline and society as an object of study. Sociology is the systematic study of society and society is defined as a structure that binds people within a certain geographical area and sharing certain common cultural traits. I(cid:374)tera(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s are patter(cid:374)ed a(cid:374)d it"s through the pro(cid:272)ess of i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)tio(cid:374) that the (cid:271)eliefs, (cid:374)or(cid:373)s, practices, knowledge, values are internalized and a culture is learned. This culture then shapes how we act and behave. Core focus of sociology: social inequality the gap between equality and inequality. This could relate to social power or how inheritance plays a role in granting more to some as compared to the rest. Differences could also occur according to race, age, sexual orientation and disability. Could point what functionalists argue: social institutions these are defined as the social structures that shape behavior and place each individual in society appropriate to their level of education, merit and talent. Amongst these are the family, religion, work and government.
