SOC103H1 Lecture : Introduction to Sociology Introduction to Sociology
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Topic 1 introduction (week 1 lecture + ns chp1 + siq1,2,3) Sociology: the systematic study of human behavior in social context. Origin: the concept is coined by auguste comete [french] (1838) Psychology deals with individual"s internal emotion while sociology deals with observable social orders and interactions between social group; History deals with accounts of events and description while sociology deals with analysis and explanations of certain events; Sociology deals border questions than in political science; Social work is practices of social life while sociology is the scientific study of it; - a group"s level of social solidarity is determined by the frequency and intensity which the group interact and the degree to which they share beliefs, values and morals. - groups with higher social solidarity have lower egoistic and anomic suicide rates. Facts: -- men are four times more likely than women to commit suicides; Social structures: relatively stable patterns of social relations;
