SA 150 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Good Music, Talcott Parsons, Thomas Bottomore

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Ann Travers

Document Summary

Sociologists notice social patterns: they recognize that our personal experiences are affected by our class, ethnicity, gender, age, and sexual orientation. Social patterns don"t always make sense or are fair. Sociological research enables us to discuss social issues in informed and critical manner. It allows us to challenge perceptions such as stereotypes: ex: all politicians are corrupt. There is nothing natural about the boundaries between disciplines. Sociology shares common interests with other social sciences such as psychology, anthropology, philosophy, social work, economics, and political science. However, it does distinguish itself from other disciplines through its history, vocabulary, and tools: it emerged through its history. It is more productive to explain what sociology does. Sociology involves looking for and looking at social patterns in social variables, social institutions, and. It is useful to study sociology to achieve a greater understanding of: the social world. How individuals relate to social patterns: others in the multicultural context of canada.