Sociology 1020 Midterm: Sociology Exam review
30 Jan 2019
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Sociology: the study of the development, structure and functioning of human society. Theory: tentative explanations of some aspects of social life. Research: the process of systematically observing social reality to test a theory or assess its validity. Values: ideas about what is good and bad, wrong and right, and help sociologist formulate and favour theories over others. Breaching experiments: illustrate the importance of everyday, ritualistic interactions by disrupting interaction patterns. Social networks: a bound set of individuals linked by the exchange of materials or emotional resources. False consciousness: belief and support in the system that oppresses you. Class consciousness: recognition of domination and collective action to change it. Allows a person to see the relation between personal struggles and social structures. Enables a person to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two in society. Everything was based on religion until this point. Development of the scientific method, important for the creation of sociology.
