Chapter 1 Structuralism was based on the notion that the task of psychology is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related Work concerned sensation and perception in vision‚ hearing‚ and touch. The structuralists depended on the method of introspection‚ or the careful‚ systematic self-observation of one’s own conscious experience. Introspection required training to make the subject—the person being studied—more objective and more aware
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1. Culture a. The totality of learned‚ socially transmitted customs‚ knowledge‚ material objects‚ and behavior. 2. Society a. People when live in the same territory‚ independent of people outside their area‚ and participate in a common culture. 3. Ethnocentrism a. Refer to the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. b. William graham sumner 4. Subculture a. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs‚
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PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY Spring 2013 Course: SOCY 1150; Section 34008 Office Hours: Meeting Time: T/R 8:00-9:15 a.m.T-142 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Tue & Thu Instructor: Michelle A. Smith‚ Ph.D. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wed Office: B-2044 e-mail: msmith@lakelandcc.edu or by appointment!! Phone: (440) 525-7159 COURSE DESCRIPTION. During the next 15 weeks we will be exploring the social world as understood and explained by sociologists. The sociological investigation of society provides perspectives
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Week One Assignment Chapter One The Sociological Perspective The sociological perspective provides a specific view of the world. Briefly describe this perspective and the assumptions this perspective is based on. The sociological perspective puts emphasis on the social context in which people live in and how these contexts influence their lives. At the center of this perspective is the question of how groups influence people‚ especially how people are influence by their society. Sociologists
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Sociology Chapter 1 notes Define – Sociology: is the systematic study of human society and social interaction. Society: is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Sociological imagination: the ability to see the relationship between the individual experiences and the larger society. Industrialization: the process by which societies are transformed from dependence on agriculture
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Sociology notes Quiz answers for quiz 2 Cognitive dissidence George Zimmer on “true love” The social structure-education religion‚ politics 6 basic human emotions Altruism-selfless behavior Socialization is a learning process that we all go thru Feral children grow up with no socialization Gender is learned and sex is biological George Herbert mead- imitation ‚play‚ and game are the 3 stage of the development Social groups- are made up of individuals who share something from physical
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Understanding Social Behavior Sociology – the study of human behavior and society – Focuses on groups but not individuals Sociologists study a broad range of phenomena From small group interactions and the meaning of cultural symbols to large scale economic shifts Micro- vs. Macro- Sociology Connection between the individual and society The “Sociological Imagination” C. Wright Mills‚ “The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within
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SOCI 1160: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS College of Arts and Letters Department of Sociology and Human Services Spring Semester‚ 2014 Tuesday/Thursday 8:00am Room 312 Instructor: Dr. Margaret Williamson Phone: 706-310-6225 E-mail: Margaret.Williamson@ung.edu Office Number: 708 Office Hours: Monday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:00am-10:00am Tuesday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:15am-11:00am Wednesday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:00am-10:00am Thursday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:15am-11:00am Friday 7:30am-8:00am;
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Sociological Theory of Functionalism Durkheim Sociology is a study of social facts (money‚ law or language) which are objective‚ external and constraining. Society cannot be reduced to the motives of individuals. Social facts explain how an action can be shaped by patterns of integration and regulation. Focused on how society hangs together through a collective conscience. Parson Society is a functional unit e.g. acts as a biological organism (regulates inter-related parts that fit together)
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Choosing a research method Webb‚ R.‚ Westergaard‚ H.‚ Trobe‚ K.‚ Steel‚ L.‚ (2008) AS Level Sociology‚ Brentwood: Napier Press p. 162 Sociologists use a range of different research methods and sources of data to collect information and test their theories. In this Topic‚ we shall identify the main methods and sources used in Sociology. We shall also look at the different types of data that these methods produce. We shall also examine the factors that influence sociologists’ choice
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