SOCL 2001 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: List Of Countries By Intentional Homicide Rate, Social Forces, Ob River
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1) what is sociology? (the study of social relationships, social institutions, & society. ) i) ii) i) ii) Concerned with every aspect of the self in relationships with others and every aspect of the social world that affects a person"s thoughts or actions. Study of social life and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Social life-encompasses all interpersonal relationships, all groups or collections of persons, and all types of social organizations. The way to recognize patterns in social events and view personal experiences in the light of these patterns. Sociological imagination-ability to use sociological perspectives: empirical investigation-allows us to determine whether our generalizations about society are accurate. We can see beyond our individual experiences: empirical-ideas based on observation/experiences not preexisting ideas. Sociological perspective operates on two levels: macro-entire society, social institutions (large scale structures/processes)war, divorce, unemployment, meco-corporation, school, smaller communities, classrooms, micro-everyday life, interpersonal interactions (concerned with individual behavior)veteran, divorcee, unemployee.
