SOCI 1010 Lecture : SOCI 1010 notes.docx
2 May 2012
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Sociology: systematic study of human behaviour in social context: the science of society. Society: totality of social relationships among human beings. Culture: shared meaning and practices created through interactions. Use your sociological imagination to understand society, social structures and culture. The social self is based on the idea of beliefs. Changing definitions of deviance and crime: crime: if harm is involved. Status is based on opinion and the structured way of thinking. Looked at social structures: spoken about in first lecture. There has to be a balance in social structures. Worried/concerned about all three revolutions of france and social order: scientific. How the decline of religion affected social structures. Charles darwin was the most influential because of his theory of evolution. The idea of industries that are governed by capitalism. The ownership of private industry of each person. People were supposed to be responsible for organizing their society. King louis and marie antoinette were decapitated.
