SOC 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Fact, Consumerism, Herbert Blumer
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Sociology is the systematic study of human society and social interaction. Gain a better understanding of ourselves and social world. A society is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectation. Global interdependence is a relationship which the lives of all people are closely intertwined and any one nation"s problems are part of a larger global problem. Individuals use sociology on a personal level allowing insight to ourselves in relation to our world . Things are not what they seem. - peter berger. Commonsense knowledge guides ordinary conduct in everyday life. Most commonsense knowledge is a myth, a population but false notion. Sociologists use scientific standards and not hearsay when studying society and social interaction. They attempt to discover different patterns or commonalities in human behaviour.