SOCI 120 Study Guide - Hunnan District, Cultural Diversity, Behaviorism
Document Summary
Sociology the systematic study of human society. Sociological perspective: developed by peter berger and described as seeing the general in the particular, although individuals are unique, the society shapes the lives of the individuals. It shapes the way we think: society shapes personal choices: i. e. number of children women have in a global sense. Explained that some categories of people were more likely to commit suicide compared to others. His conclusions said that those with weaker social ties were more likely to commit suicide (protestants, wealthy: c. wright mills believed that using the sociological imagination helps people understand their society and their own lives. As new technology brings the earth closer together many are taking a global perspective: the study of the larger world and our societies place in it. Global awareness is a logical extension of the sociological perspective. The position of our society in the larger world system affects everyone in the u. s.
