SOCL 2001 : Exam 1 Cheat Sheet
Document Summary
Sociological perspective/ sociological imagination- a way to recognize patterns in social events and view personal experiences in the light of these patters (page 6 in text book). Sociological imagination is the ability to use sociological perspective. Sociological perspectives on: katrina/ earthquake (race, gender, fear of crime, social network, effect on poverty, social order, and comparative perspectives) Study was conducted on people who evacuated from katrina. Homicide rate was thought to have risen but it didn"t. Poverty and social networking had a lot to do with whether or not people could evacuate. (car) Poverty rate went down in new orleans after katrina (people without houses moved away) Comparitive perspectives: comparing two things such as. Sociology defined- the scientific study of social relationships, social institutions, and society. Macro- and micro-sociology: social institutions vs. interactions (they respond to one another. Sociology and common sense (marriage and divorce, capital punishment and murder rates, race and suicide, etc)
