[SOCIOL 1000] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (46 pages long)
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2. studies the relationship between individuals and social structures includes micro-level analyses focusing on individuals a) studies of small groups and attitude change. 1. includes macro-level analyses focusing on social structures a) studies of political and economic systems. Sociologists: august comte, born in france and heavily influenced by the french revolution. 2. coined the term sociology: proposed applying the scientific methods used in the natural sciences to the social sciences a) called this approach positivism, c. wright mills. Social control: majority of internalized social control, people do things because they believe it is the right thing to do, not because they are forced to do so. 1. a statement or action that explicitly or implicitly suggests the meaning the actor would like others to attribute to their actions. 1. a shared meaning of the situation agreed upon by all participants.
