SOCL 2001 : Sociology Test 1 Study Guide
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Sociology study of human society; complex (ex: view of new orleans) Ex: 1950"s breadwinner father and housewife; not like that for blacks or poor. Historical context makes things look differently; questions habits that seem. Ex: elderly saving everything reasonable w/ historical context b/c of wwii. Social institution network of structures that work to socialize groups of people. Social identity the way individuals define themselves in relation to groups they. Ex: punk rockers way of dress tells type of music like; wearing pjs to class. Scientific study of society nonliteral; attempt to study society in scientific. Positivist auguste comte; idea that society can be studied scientifically and. Ex: rocks prove there were certain laws of social interaction. Comte"s 3 historical epistemological stages idea of how society would evolve: theological stage society is the result of divine will, metaphysical stage humane behavior governed by natural, biological, scientific stage develop a social physics to understand human behavior.
