PSY 309 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: George Herbert Mead, Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau
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One of the social sciences; a discipline that examines the human, or social world. Ho(cid:449)ard be(cid:272)ker said it (cid:449)as the stud(cid:455) of people (cid:862)doi(cid:374)g thi(cid:374)gs together(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause (cid:374)either the individual nor society exist independently of one another. Sociologists are interested in all aspects of society (a group of people who shape their lives in patterned ways that distinguish their group from other groups. It looks at a broad range of institutions (structures in our society like education, economics, and politics) Sociological perspective = a way of looking at the world through a sociological lens. Microsociology: examines small-group interactions to see how they impact larger institutions in society. Macrosociology: examines large-scale social structures to determine how they impact groups and individuals. Micro-macro continum: society -> culture -> social institutions -> social inequality -> groups -> roles -> Theories in sociology are propositions that seek to explain the social world and help to make predictions about future events.
