SOC 101 Midterm: Sociology Midterm One Study Guide Study guide for midterm one - covers lectures and readings
16 Oct 2011
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Sociologists see society a different way than other people do. Sociologists study behavior, going beyond the surface to try and understand what people are all about and why they do the things they do. Sociology: it is the study of everything that people do - the systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Major areas of social inquiry sociological theory culture socialization groups and organization crime and deviance social stratification and class race and ethnic relations sex and gender religion mass media. Sociological perspective: the unique way in which sociologists see our world and can dissect the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which we all live. The sociological imagination: developing an appreciation of how individual challenges are influenced by larger social forces constraints of society. Failing to appreciate how individual challenges are influenced by larger social forces diminishes a persons ability to understand and resolve them.
