SOC 105- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 16 pages long!)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 105
• Professor: Mustafa Koc

Document Summary

Society emerges from the construction of reality by individuals in everyday life. Social interaction is possible because of shared symbols. Views socialization as an interactive process whereby people internalize the culture of a group. People act toward things and situations on a basis of the meanings that they attribute to these things and situations. The meaning of such things are derived from, or arises from, or arises out of, the social interaction with the others. Focuses on micro level analysis of human interaction. Assumes that cultural meaning are created and interpreted through everyday interaction. Discourse: linguistic phenomenon that refers to a set of ideas, concepts and vocabulary that are regularly used together around speci c public issues. Socialization is a process by which people learn to become members of society (berger) Socialization is a lifelong process that is most intensive in early childhood.