Ch 1 Wtf Sociology & Paradigms Flashcards
social facts
patterned ways of thinking that exist ewithout me knowing
wtf sociology
scientific study of society and human behaviour
what are the main focuses of sociolofy
- exploring complextiites of human liofe
- social relationshuiops
- looking at patterns in world
- questions our assumptions we make already
Macrosociology
- large scale view
- ## loks at systems within society
Mircosocio
smaller scale
- groups of society
Sociological Imagination
seeing the “general” in the “particular”
- connects biography to history
Private Problems
problems of indivduals
(like they are finding it difficult to find job)
Public Issues
issues that are a societal problem
beyond ppl’s control
Agency
my capacity to make my own choices
Socialo Structure
organzied pattern of social relas and cna limit agency
The One Thing
I needa understand my “PARTICIPATION” in the my soceity
What are the Four Main Sociologcial Paradigms
FFIC OMG FIC
Functionalism, Feminism, Interactionism, Conflict
what even is a paradigm
a way of thinking, theories or concepts to explain a phenemena
Comte
- made up word “sociologie” or sociology now
- Postivism collecting data
Social Statics
social stablity
- things that stay in a society