SOCI 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Altruistic Suicide, The Sociological Imagination, Auguste Comte
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Three core foci of sociology: social inequality. Three core foci of sociology: social institutions. Largest scale human group that shares a common geographical territory, common institutions, and common social groups (family, peer groups, workforce) Immigration ie. brings new cultures/values/ideas to societies. Conflict ie. wars spark change (political upheaval in syria) August comte lived in time of rapid change (industrialization, urbanization, democracy) System of behavior, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, materials that shape how we behave. Imposes it"s beliefs, values, behaviors on a given society has economic/political power. Differs from counterculture because they don"t oppose the dominant culture, but they are more minor cultures. How people are different from each other (social class, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability/ability) Norms, values, rules of conduct that structure human interactions more than physical places (ie. institution of education) 5 core institutions: family, education, government, economy, religion. Standardized way of doing something that keeps society running smoothly.
