[SOC 202] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (11 pages long)
Document Summary
We interact with others and live in groups performing social roles; male/female; mom/dad; boss/employee etc. We engage in production, exchange, education, consumption. We produce and share popular culture lie instagram. Social groups can be small (like our class) or large; canadian, political groups, students on campus. Going on your phone while out with someone. We recognize that our personal experiences are affected by our class, ethnicity, gender, age and sexual orientation. We can have different experiences doing the same thing; going to the mall. Social invisibility: people look at young people because the presumption is that they tend to steal (there are different levels of invisibility) Sociological research enables us to discuss social issues in an informed and critical manner. Looks for (and at) social pattern in social variables, social institutions and social interactions. Walking home at 2 am (male vs. female)