SOC 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Harriet Martineau, George Herbert Mead, Spurious Relationship

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

Document Summary

Importance of global perspective: where we live shapes the lives we lead, societies throughout the world are increasingly interconnected, many problems that we face in canada are more serious elsewhere, thinking globally helps us learn more about ourselves. Developing public policy in canada: personal growth, assess common sense , opportunities and constraints, empowerment, helps us live in diversity. Science and sociology: auguste comte (1798-1857) sociology to study modern social reality scientifically, three-stage historical development, theological, metaphysical, scientific. Positivism: a way of understanding based on science: society operates according to laws like the physical world. What is different about canadian society: sociology began in the early 20th century, teaching and research began first in quebec, harold a. innis: economic development, marshall mcluhan: influence of electronic media. John porter: inequality and ethnic relations in the vertical mosaic sociological theory: theoretical approach: a basic image of society that guides thinking and research. Social-conflict (includes feminism /gender-conflict and race-conflict approaches)