SOCI 2013- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 14 pages long!)
6 Oct 2017
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Study guide: according to the ___ perspective, groups in society are engaged in a continuous power. 2. struggle for control of scarce resources: developmental. But they are also responsible for a great deal of air pollution and contribute to global warming. They hoped to determine if any patterns could be found that would helping understanding why people might kill themselves. Merton would consider this a ___ function of college: manifest. Sociologist: a person who intensively, endlessly, shamelessly interested in what people are doing: take surveys and opinions. Humans are wired to be social: which is why we unwind by going out with friends and family even after grueling events in our lives (deadlines, marathons, exams) We live with social patterns that we take for granted as routine, ordinary, and expected (social structure: example: checking your phone as soon as you wake up. We use them as alarm clocks, we check the weather, social media, and the news.
