Intro to sociology Flashcards
module 1
What is Sociology?
it is difficult to define. it is more productive to explain what sociology does than what it is
what does sociology involve looking for and at?
social patterns
what kinds of social patterns are looked at?
social variables
social institutions
social interactions
what are kinds of social variables?
age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, ability and sexual orientation
what are kinds of social institutions?
education, religion and family
what is on Cathy’s conceptual map of sociology?
-epistemologies
-theories
-information/data
-analysis
-topics/issues
-history
what do sociologists discuss?
social issues
what does sociological research enable us to discuss?
social issues in an informed and critical manner
what does sociological research enable us to understand?
how socializing influences shape our opinions
what does sociological research allow us to do?
challenge perceptions
Ex. stereotypes
what do sociologists notice?
social patterns
what is our personal experiences affected by?
our social location
what is social location?
sex, age, class, ethnicity, race, religion and sexual orientation
what social patterns do sociologists investigate and challenge?
Pink tax
smartphones and gender
driving and race/ ethnicity
airport security
male nurses
sexual orientation
what does studying sociology help you gain a better understanding of?
-the social world ( Ex. social practices, attitudes, institutions)
-yourself (how you relate to patterns of social behavior)
-others in multicultural and diverse social worlds across Canada
-worlds of nations and their social institutions
