SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Microsociology, Proletariat, Herbert Blumer

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Suzanna Crage

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Same sex marriage: (july 2005) legally recognized across canada. Many canadians remain opposed to the idea. Favour same sex marriage young people, more educated people, women more than men, and french canadians. Sociology helps students understand the impact that socializing influences parents, media, and professors . Anthropology: comparative study of human societies, cultures and their development. Economics: production, consumption of wealth in order to distribute goods and services among individuals and groups. Philosophy: major thinkers and turns of thought in particular societies. Political science: systems of government and how they serve citizens. Psychology: human mind, social and biological influences, its functions, especially those affecting behaviour. Social work: understanding of society and individuals to improve peoples well being. Sociology: development, structure, and functioning of human society, especially in group interaction, social relations, social institutions and social structures. The social science that studies the development, structure and functioning of human society .