SOC 0005 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Separatist Feminism, Halle Berry, Socialist Feminism
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Sociology the systematic study of human social behavior and group societies: social psychology human social interactions. Types of sociology: public sociology, radio/tv anything that provides the public with information, public government policy makers, methodology (data, quantitative (numbers, qualitative (numbers, interviews, level of analysis, micro-level orientation. Social interactions among individual people and groups: ex. Governmental structure/policies: how they work, if government ran food systems in poor countries, standard of living will go up. Review: what is a theory: big theory idea about how world works, deals with universal aspects of social processes or problems, is based on abstract ideas and concepts. A way of looking at right/wrong: middle-range theory claim or argument that leads to empirical predictions, relationship with empirical evidence dear. Upper class view on show roseanne: rational choice. People make decisions based on reasoned consideration of positive and negative consequences. 1960, argentina stayed static (stayed at the same time/or regressing)