SOCL 2001 : Sociology Exam 1
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Sociology is the study of human society. Take something that"s unknown and make it known. The sociological imagination is the ability to connect one"s personal experiences to society at large and greater historical forces. Using our sociological imagination allows us to make the familiar strange or to question habits or customs that seem natural to us. What is a social institution: a social institution is a group of social positions, connected by social relations that perform a social role. Networks of structures in society that work to socialize the groups of people within them. Social institutions, such as the legal system, the labor market, the educational system the military the family. Language itself, have a great influence on our behavior and are constantly changing. In order for it to be acceptable others must acknowledge and accept it. The sociology of sociology: the french scholar auguste comte, founder of what he called social physics or.
