SOCL 2001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ethnocentrism, High Culture, Informed Consent
Document Summary
Attempts to apply the scientific method on human behavior. The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden. Sociological imagination at large and greater historical forces. The ability to connect one"s personal experiences to society. Sociological imagination is the ability to connect the most basic, intimate aspects of an individual"s life to seemingly impersonal and remote historical forces. Using our sociological imagination allows us to make the familiar strange or to question habits or customs that seem natural to us. Social structure is larger than the individual, but is made up of individuals. Networks of structures in society that socializes groups of people. A complex group of interdependent social positions, connected by social relations, that perform a social role and reproduce themselves over time: ex: legal system; labor market; language itself. Social institutions have a great influence on peoples" behavior and are constantly changing.
