SOCI 3060 Study Guide - Final Guide: Symbolic Interactionism, Research Question, Participant Observation

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The focus is on society and asks how soci- ety works. Society is the source of language, values, ideas, and interests. Study of organized life: small groups, com- munities, and institutions. Society is both external and internal; we"re encompassed by it, we"re born into it and it pre-exists us and will be here after us; we"re socialized beings, society shapes us (gen- der roles, occupations, etc) Society as a dramaturgical performance, people are actors . Looks at how society develops, how society functions and how qualities of society influ- ence behavior. The focus is on the individual and asks how does a person work" or develop. Looks at the processes that occur within the individual (vs. the external) (perception, cog- nition, memory, learning, personality) Personality traits are focus of study and they are inherent. Looks at how the person develops, how the person works and how a person"s qualities influence behaviors in situations.