SOCL 2001- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 27 pages long!)
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2. individual: each individual has a biography: men: expected to be chivalrous, sports, hunting, handyman, protector, women: clean, wear dresses and makeup, weaker, take care of family, certain gestures are classified by gender, hand writing: girls have neater ones. External factors influence our thoughts and behavior: consequences: people are somewhat forced to act a certain way. Sociological perspective: examines human behavior within broader social context: how society influences individuals (external factors influence individuals) Weber: religion was key to social change: protestants: contrasted them to other religion because of the belief in predestination, look for signs of favoritism from god, protestant ethic encourage capitalism. Issues with belief: didn"t take in many different religions. Spencer and comte: seen as founders but never conducted research. It was one way, survival of the fittest, natural progression. Herbert spencer: society moved from being more barbaric to more civilized: do not interfere with the process.
