SOC 2109 Study Guide - Middle Ages
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The social psychological study of attitudes: a person"s attitudes influence the way in which he or she perceives and responds to the world, sociologist examine social forces and how our position in society affects attitude formation in turn, how this relates to behavior, attitudes are positive or negative evaluations of something our environment, early definitions were from the theater: an attitude as physical posture or body position, they guide actions and responses to our environments and help us define our social reality. Ssp: attitudes across the life course: social structure and personality researchers study cohort replacement by comparing attitudes toward social issues based on the birth cohort, or generation which people belong, canadians attitudes toward social issues have changed in a number of ways over the years same sex marriage, generations should develop different attitudes based on their different social interactions and experiences over time environmentalism.
