SOCI 1002 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Your Choice Records, Visible Minority, Human Events
6 Feb 2017
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~sociology things are not what they seem, many layers of meaning. ~cultural shock the impact of a totally new culture on a newcomer, predictable psychological and moral consequences ex. ~human events have different levels of meaning, some that are hidden from the consciousness of everyday life. ~sociology looks behind the facades of social structures might serve to make our argument clearer. ~(cid:862)i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)al po(cid:449)e(cid:396) st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tu(cid:396)e(cid:863) a configuration of men and their power that cannot be found in any statutes and probably cannot be read about in the newspapers. ~look beyond the immediately given and publicity approved interpretations. ~unmasking imperative is one of the characteristics of sociology particularly at home in the temper of the modern era. ~focusing attention on the lens, or the eye of sociology. ~it concentrates its particular attention on reality, from analyses of basic social interaction to larger social institutions and social culture captured by the everyday life observer.
