SOC 103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Luxurious, Human Behavior, Civilization Iii

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 103
• Professor: Silvano Guzzo

Document Summary

Chapter 1: sociology and the study of society. Goal: study past patterns to find major strains and predict direction of social change (within limits) Society: product of social relationships (shaped by historical, cultural, social, economic and political variables) Liberating: regulates our interactions, getting us to conform to existing social structures and norms. Constraining: limits what others can do to us. Society members: organized within set of dominant beliefs, values and behaviors: social structures, social organization, social relations of ruling. Social norms: shared rules society members abide by, defining and prescribing what"s considered normal behavior taught and learned through formal and informal social structures. Formal social structures: institutions regulating our bbv"s by teaching us interests, beliefs, values and norms of the ruling class elite. Education system, media, state, police, justice system . Informal social structures: individuals regulate each other"s behavior through mannerisms, body language and verbal communication. Social regulation: ways we regulate each other"s behavior in our daily encounters.