sociology Flashcards
“Society does not stop at the surface of our skins.
Society penetrates us as much as it envelopes
us.”
Peter L. Berger
“The way in which such location tells an individual
just what he may do and what he can expect of
life; to be located in society means to be at the
______”
intersection point of specific social forces.
recognizes a family constituted through the
union of a man and a woman
The Family Code of the Philippines
Punishment/Rewards
Social Control
system by which society ranks categories of
people in a hierarchy
Social Stratification
consequence of Social Stratification
Life Chances Lifestyle
Situation as defined by the participants
Definition of Situation
“Society is ____, it confronts us with a
massive reality… it is there, something to be
reckoned with, it is external to ourselves and
encompasses our life on all sides; we are in
society, located in specific sectors of the social
system which predetermnes almost everything
that we do; it confronts us in the form of coercion.”
sui generis, Emile Durkheim
process of learning how to become a
participant member of society
Socialization
society is not only out there but in here, part
of our innermost being.
Society in Man
“Neither the life of an individual nor the history of
a society can be understood without
understanding both.”
C. Wright Mills
Sociological Imagination
C. Wright Mills
helps us understand how the social situation
shapes our private realities – often in ways over
which we have limited control
Sociological Imagination
gives better understanding of why things
happen thus gaining a wider potential
freedom from social pressure
Individual:
Shaping of public policy
Society:
