SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: George C. Homans, Peter Blau, Bourgeoisie

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

The sociological perspective: seeing the general in the particular, sociologists identify general social patterns in the behaviour of particular individuals. Understanding the social life of a first year undergrad student (to live in res, be away from home, etc. ) Durkheim on suicide: seeing sociologically: marginality and crisis, people at the margins of social life are aware of social patterns that, periods of change or crisis encourage us to use the sociological others rarely think about perspective. Careers: the sociology advantage: a background in sociology is excellent preparation for, teaching and doing research, doctors, nurses and technicians, criminal justice, advertising, banking, business, education, government, journalism, law, public relations and personnel management. Science and sociology: auguste comte (1798-1857) used sociology to study modern social reality scientifically, three-stage historical development, theological, metaphysical, scientific, positivism: a way of understanding based on science, society operates according to laws like the physical world.