What is Sociology

Question 1

Sociology defintion

Answer 1

study of social change, social causes and consequences of human behaviour
investigate the structure of groups, organisations and societies
how people interact with these contexts

Question 2

what is nature versus nurture

Answer 2

nature would denote that behaviour comes from our biological genetics
nurture would denote that behaviour is learnt from the people we grow up around and the way we are treated

Question 3

what is socialisation

Answer 3

behaviour learnt by individuals as members of a society and from a wide range of institutions

Question 4

what is the sociological imagination

Answer 4

stimulated by a willingness to view the social world from the perspective of others
focusing on social circumstances that produce social problems
move away from thinking in terms of the individual and their problems