SOCIOL 1A06- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 18 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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The more strongly anchored or attached a person is to society (through their social relationships, such as marriage), the less likely they are to commit suicide. Women are less likely to commit suicide because they"re connected to society. Some would argue to olympics are functional (foster world unity, nationalism, solidarity) Culture includes both material objects and ideas (ex. superstitious beliefs), cultural universals (ex. dance, gift giving), as well as surprises when travelling (ex. think of instructors gelato example), and norms (generally accepted ways of doing this). Modern bureaucracies: uniform, standardized, discretion or latitude permitted for clients or workers. You can stay in your car to get the product. Controlled in what they do and how they dress. Customers controlled in what we do (cleaning up for ourselves, carrying our food, self checkout) Has impacted sociology and many other academic disciplines. Also impacted fields such as music, architecture, art, literature.
