Midterm: Sociology

Midterm- Sociology 109 Clinton Benard III

1. Sociology is study of human groups and social behavior .The primary study of sociology concerns the influence of social attitudes, behavior and how those focal points have built societies and changed them for better or worse. Sociologist use creative thinking better known as sociological imagination to gain a different view, a view from abroad. The basic idea of sociological imagination is the ability to look at one's culture from a different point of view, an outsider's view. The ability to view one individual's problem as a societal problem is another aspect of sociological imagination. The sociological imagination lets the human mind look further than the limited view that most people have of the world we live in .If you were having problems with your college and the lack of diversity there. You could use social
Culture is basic way of life for groups of people on this planet. The music, values, morals, materials and customs create culture. The development of culture has come a long way from the caveman days of old. We can know send people to the moon and bring them back in one piece. Every culture has something they share with cultures this is called Cultural Universals. The hierarchy of human needs is a great basis for these universals .The growing lists includes things like food, shelter, clothing and cooking. Diffusion is the term used to refer to the spread of cultural items. For example, Nike the number one shoe company in the world has spread its product to every country .I think you it would be safe to say that there is a Nike shoe in every country. But this is an example of how one cultures item has been spread to the other cultures. The term globalization refers to all aspects of integration politics, fiscal markets, etc. Material culture describes the tools we use the cars, houses, computers etc. Non-Material culture describes the beliefs, philosophies and patterns of communication of a