Chapter 1 Flashcards
Sociology Definition
Study of human groups and their interactions
Sociological perspective
Way that sociologists dissect relationships between individuals and society
Macro
Society as a whole
Micro
Individual or small group dynamics
Mills Studies
Sociological Imagination
Personal Troubles/Social Issues
Quality of Mind
Sociological Imagination
How individual challenges are influenced by social forces
Personal Troubles/Social Issues
PT - Individual challenges
SI - Larger social issues
Quality of Mind
Ability to view past personal circumstance into social context
Berger Studies
Seeing General In the Particular
Seeing Strange In the Familiar
Agency
Ability to alter our socially constructed lives
Structure
Opportunities and constraints influencing behaviours
Comte Studies
Scientific Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Hard science should be applied to the real world
Positivism
All understanding is based on science and has a singular explanation
Anti-Positivism
Considers all knowledge to be a result of human subjectivity