SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology Chapter 1
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Chapter 1: what"s sociology and how did it develop. Llws and danny almonte story: played for a team from bronx, from dominican republic, he looked too old to play little league baseball, he was 14, team got disqualified, lived in the country with father (new york). They were illegal: he wanted his son to play major league baseball for money, he had 2 birth certificates. One for age 12 an one for age 14. The sociological perspective: the way to recognize patterns in social events and view personal experiences in the light of these patterns, race, gender, fear of crime, social network, effect on poverty, social order and comparative perspective. Sociology- the scientific study of social relationships, social intitutions, and society: based on data. (science) it is not humanity. Sociology is empirical (based on observation or experience rather than data) Macro- and micro- sociology: social institutions vs. interactions. Sociology and common sense (marriage and divorce, capital punishment, murder rates,
