Soc 001 Flashcards
To analyze, explain and possibly predict human behavior. Generation of new knowledge
Social sciences
To understand and predict our world using scientific method. Discovery of laws that rule the world
Natural sciences
to appreciate better the meaning and purpose of the human experienced. Generation of wisdom “ big question”
Humanities
Who coined social sciences in his book an inquiry into the principles of the distribution of wealth most conductive to human happiness in 1824
William Thompson
Study of human (Herodotus)
Anthropology
Study of the physical aspect of the Earth (Eratosthenes)
Geography
Systematic study of politics (Aristotle)
Political science
Scientific study of behavior and mental process ( Wilhelm Wundt)
Psychology
Systematic study of human society ( August Comte
Sociology
Deals with allocation of scars resources among its alternative to satisfy and limited human wants and need ( Adam Smith)
Economics
Study of the past one that described narrates and analyzes human activities (Herodotus)
History
Thinks of society as a whole composer of interrelated parts such as norms and institutions performing various functions within that larger whole
Structural functionalism
Define estability of individual to act independently and their capacity to make their own choices
Agency
Idea of which society gives individuals a role to play
Structure
There’s a considerable relationship between structure and agency
Anthony giddens theory of structuration
Refers to the peculiar and distinctive character of interaction as it takes place between human beings and was coined by Herbert Blumer
Symbolic interaction