SOC 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Conflict Theories, Social Fact, Fundamental Attribution Error

• School: Miami University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 153
• Professor: Steven Nelson

Document Summary

Created an obstacle course in our lives to make it harder for us to be healthy. She may not have access to healthy foods because she does not have access to transportation, even if she did not have access to transportation the healthy food may be too expensive. Changes in society may change bertha(make her fatter or smaller). We have to attribute her issues with other factors in her life other than just her character. We need to not commit the fundamental attribution error. Basic sociology: do research on the correlations of obesity. Applied sociology: evaluate and criticize different real world approaches to obesity. Public sociology: organize political efforts to change food policy. Microsociological examines small scale patterns of social interaction. Conflict theory macrosociological examines large scale patterns of society. Industrialization and urbanization changed marital roles and led to redefinition of love, marriages, etc social change erodes the traditional functions of the family, family ties weaken and divorce rates grow.