SOCL 2001 : Sociology Notes Test 1
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Important sociological concepts: status, functions, accounts (stories, recruitment & networks, evaluations( judgments ) We all have a hurricane to think about : people pretend that attractiveness does not exist, think back to black miss america lecture, function and functionalism are the same concept. Why does a particular group of people have a certain characteristic : recruitment, a process in which a particular group of people is dwindled down to wind up in a certain place. People who hangout together tend to be around the same level of attractiveness- more likely true around women: networks- Church / mardi gras / christmas / holidays. Hurricanes we miss school, new roles apply, different social norms apply: macro & micro risk communication, storm surge estimates. Judgment: of people (giving grades/ hiring/ raises, of things (technology"s ability to work, of organizations (lsu, army, of future events (hurricanes/ marriages) Principle if supersedure: the last big thing affects the way you think about the next thing.
