SOCI 101 Lecture 1: SOCI 101—Lecture 1 Notes
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Soci 101 lecture 1 notes (1/11/17) with key points in red. Housekeeping: be at friday"s (cid:272)lass for revel pur(cid:272)hase/set up. What is sociology: the scientific study of society and human behaviors, the study of human society. Society defined: people who share a culture and a territory, a group of people who live in the same areas and participate in a common economy or culture. A system of beliefs and knowledge shared by members of group or society that influences behaviors and attitudes: husker football in ne vs. olympics in jamaica vs cricket in. Context=classroom, in a family, social network (acquaintances vs. best friends) The corners in life that people occupy because of their place in society jobs, income, education, gender, race-ethnicity, age, religion, sexuality, etc. Sociological imagination: the ability to grasp the connections between history and biography (c. wright. History: each society is located in a broad stream of events. Being a millennial and having twitter, instagram, and facebook.
