SOCL 2001 Chapter : 21-Jan
Document Summary
Sociology-systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels; siblings, friends. Sociological imagination (c. wright mills)- ability to see the connection between individual lives and larger social influences; religion. Macro perspective vs. micro perspective: microsociology- study of human behavior in context of face-to-face interaction, macrosociology- study of large scale groups, organizations, or social systems. Macro- company goes under, might need to lay people off: theory- statements that explains why a phenomenon occur; they can change over time; based on observation information. Micro- don"t show up for work: the father of sociology , based things on what we observe. Emile durkheim: social facts (things that can be measured; age, social solidarity (contribute to their well being, division of labor (independence of different task) Max weber: verstehen (how people perceive the world they live in, value-free sociology (separating our own personal values)
