SOC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Auguste Comte
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Sociology: the systematic study of society and social interaction, in latin reasoned speech about companionship . It attempts to explain human behaviour by focusing on how society is structured/ organized (upper class, middle class, lower class) Sociologist view human behaviour from different theoretical perspectives and affects how one interprets behaviour and the factors that affect human behaviour. Macro-level: factors within a society causes people to behave a particular way, capitalist vs communist. Micro-level: individuals create their own realities and make their own choices based on information available to them and make rational choices. Originated during the enlightenment (after the fall of the roman empire, then comes the. Christianity became popularized due to the roman empire. During the enlightenment, social thinkers applied to scientific methods to the study of human behaviour. Due to financial problems, infidelity, grow apart, poor sex life.
