SOC100H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Crystallization, Cultural Relativism, Ozzy Osbourne
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The sociological perspective: examines patterns of social relations, provides a unique perspective on social events that differ from commonsense, can be used to see how people understand the world, suicide is thought of an act that is anti-social. Sociology -> the systematic study of human behaviour in social context. Social solidarity -> refers to: the degree to which group member share beliefs and values, and the intensity and frequency of their interaction. Values -> ideas about what is good and bad, right and wrong. Social structures -> relatively stable patterns of social relations. Sociological imagination -> the quality of mind that enables one to see the connection between personal troubles and socials structure. Research -> the process of systematically observing reality to assess the validity of a theory. Experiment -> a carefully controlled artificial situation that allows researchers to isolate hypothesized causes and measure their effects precisely. Variable -> a concept that can take on more than one value.
