SOC 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cultural Learning, Culture Shock, Subculture

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

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Midterm study notes soc 1100 sociology february 15th. Co(cid:373)te"s three stages of so(cid:272)iet(cid:455: theological stage the church in the middle ages, metaphysical stage enlightenment and ideas of hobbes, locke, rousseau, scientific stage physics, chemistry, sociology. Auguste comte coined the term sociology in 1838 to describe a new way of looking at society: comte believed that society operates according to its own law. Macro-level orientation - a broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole: auguste comte, emile durkheim and herbert spencer developed this theory. Micro-level orientation a close-up focus on social interaction in specific situations: max weber claims that people"s (cid:271)eliefs a(cid:374)d (cid:448)alues shape so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) Inductive logical thought reasoning that transforms specific observations into general theory. Deductive logical thought reasoning that transforms general theory into specific hypotheses. Sociological perspective the special point of view of sociology that sees general patterns.