SOCL 2001 : Sociology Exam 1
Document Summary
Sociology- the scientific study of human activity in society. Social forces- anything humans create that influence or pressure people to interact, behave, respond, or think in certain ways. Biography- consists of all the day to day activities from birth to death that make up a person"s life. Sociological imagination- a point of view that allows us to identify seemingly remote and impersonal social forces and connect them to our biographies. Social facts- ideas, feelings, and ways of behaving that possess the remarkable property of existing outside the consciousness of the individual . Currents of opinion- the state of affairs with regard to some way of being; the intensity of the current opinion shapes the behavior of people who live in the society. Sociologists distinguish between troubles, which can be resolved by changing the individual, and issues, which can be resolved only by addressing the social forces that created them.
