SOCL 2001 : Sociology Test 1 Outline
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The sociological perspective: stresses the social contexts in which people live. Why do people do what they do: look at the social location: the concerns in life that people occupy because of their place in a society. Income, education, gender, race etc affect peoples ideas and behavior. C wright mills: this perspective enables us to grasp the connection between history and biography: you don"t do what you do because you inherited that instinct, you. Ie: unmarried, males, protestants social change which are reoccutring characteristics or events. Sociologists must not just see the individual, but the patterns of behavior. Harriet martineau: did exstensive analyses of us social customs: hid her writin g beneath her sewing because it was viewed as masculine, translated comte"s ideas into englsh. Analyzing some aspect of society with no goal other than gaining knowledge: others argue that gaining knowledge through research is not enough, sociologists need to show their expertise.
