Sociology, Social Deviance And Power Elite Theory

Going into this class I was hoping I would learn a great deal due to the fact I have never taken a sociology class or any type of class like this. I learned a multitude of different issues in this class. Some of the truly interesting points I learned about where what sociology was, social deviance, and power elite theory. These three topics made me question society and how issues work.
Starting off with sociology, initially I assumed it was how we socialized with each other and different ways to be social. I was partially right, sociology is a type of scientific view of the world. It involves testing thing, hypothesis, and gathering data. I also learned that sociology and psychology are vastly different. While psychology is learning about an individual, sociology focuses on the group. I found it interesting that sociologist finds patterns in behaviors of particular people, then they take this common ground and understand how it binds people together as a whole. Leaning about sociology is significant to me due to the fact it …show more content…
First off I learned deviance is defined as socially disapproved of behavior or a violation of a norm. Next are the four basic types of deviances, social diversions, social deviations, conflict crimes and consensus crimes. I did not realize deviance could be broken up into a multitude categories. It truly made me contemplate, when you had a list of deviant items on a slide and asked if they were equal. Various ideas were killing someone for a fee, killing someone who breaks into your house, and killing an inmate on death row. The purpose behind the killing changed through each option. This made me realize that it is not just the act itself it is the context surrounding the act or how one defines the act. I found this valuable to know for the reason that it is vital to recognize the background on something before you judge it. Or you cannot judge a book by its