Sociology Exam Study Guide
Principles of Sociology Study Guide Exam 1
Sociology • Systematic study of human society • Sociology is a science guided by understanding that the social matters: o our lives are affected not only by our individual characteristics, but by our place in the social world.
Sociological Mindfulness ▪ Sociological mindfulness is tuning in to how the social world works ▪ Familiar with surroundings(don’t notice the obvious ▪ Thanksgiving Ex: women cleaning up vs. men watching football. ▪ Families teach infants( adults ▪ School, church, way girls behave, way boys behave ▪ Interdependent ▪ Not accidently; on purpose ▪ Social norms we have to follow ▪ Which we don’t think about. ▪ Interdependent (relying on someone else) ▪ Family (rely on family) ▪ We eat someone else’s food (don’t grow our own food) ▪ Clothes from a store (don’t make our own clothes) ▪ Dependent on society ▪ Behavior response to conditions ▪ Know what we like and don’t like ▪ Appearance differ based on environment ▪ Power ▪ Depending on where you live ▪ White male-president (stereotype) ▪ Certain people are more likely to have power ▪ Black Vs. White (certain people are more likely to have power) ▪ Inequalities created in society
Sociological imagination (know how to apply it and define it) ▪ A of view that highlights how society affects the experiences point we have and the choices we make ▪ Soc. Imagination is the ability to look beyond the individual as the cause for success or failure and see how society influences one’s outcome ▪ Sociological perspective doesn’t deny personal choice exists, but emphasizes that our choices are
Sociology • Systematic study of human society • Sociology is a science guided by understanding that the social matters: o our lives are affected not only by our individual characteristics, but by our place in the social world.
Sociological Mindfulness ▪ Sociological mindfulness is tuning in to how the social world works ▪ Familiar with surroundings(don’t notice the obvious ▪ Thanksgiving Ex: women cleaning up vs. men watching football. ▪ Families teach infants( adults ▪ School, church, way girls behave, way boys behave ▪ Interdependent ▪ Not accidently; on purpose ▪ Social norms we have to follow ▪ Which we don’t think about. ▪ Interdependent (relying on someone else) ▪ Family (rely on family) ▪ We eat someone else’s food (don’t grow our own food) ▪ Clothes from a store (don’t make our own clothes) ▪ Dependent on society ▪ Behavior response to conditions ▪ Know what we like and don’t like ▪ Appearance differ based on environment ▪ Power ▪ Depending on where you live ▪ White male-president (stereotype) ▪ Certain people are more likely to have power ▪ Black Vs. White (certain people are more likely to have power) ▪ Inequalities created in society
Sociological imagination (know how to apply it and define it) ▪ A of view that highlights how society affects the experiences point we have and the choices we make ▪ Soc. Imagination is the ability to look beyond the individual as the cause for success or failure and see how society influences one’s outcome ▪ Sociological perspective doesn’t deny personal choice exists, but emphasizes that our choices are