Sociology Chapter 1 And 2 (Sem 1)

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What is sociology (book)

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The science that deals with the investigation and analysis of human relationships, their causes, and consequences

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What is sociology (Thorne)

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How the environment affects and impacts your behavior

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9 impactful factors

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Gangs

Religion

Schools

Societal expectations

Peers

Parental units

Subcultures

Sports

Regions

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The 3 behavioral sciences

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Anthropology

Sociology

Psychology

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Study of pre-lit societies

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Anthropology

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Studies complex societies/group relations/impact

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Sociology

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Behavior of the individual

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Psychology

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Able to be verified or disproved by observation or experiment

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Empirical

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A Frenchman who applied systematic scientific methods to the study of society

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Emile Durkheim

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Function

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Positive consequence that an element of society has for the maintenance of the social system

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Example of function

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Religion

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German who looked into the individual and societys effect on the individual

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Max Weber

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Empathetic understanding of the meanings others attach to their actions. Humans are not just objects, they attach meanings to their world so you must interpret them within this context

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Verstehen

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Sociology is one of the _ sciences

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Youngest

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When did sociolgy begin to gain acceptance

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After the evolution of hunter-gatherer communities

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What kind of societies created a need for sociology

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Complex

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The advent of agriculture and labor saving devices created

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The luxury of leisure time

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Sociology emerged as a discipline after the

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French Revolution (1789-1799)

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Social reform became widely

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Advocated and supported

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French philosopher

The father of sociology

1789-1857

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Auguste Comste

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Auguste Comste methods of study

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observation

Experiment

Comparison

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August Comste wanted to find

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Solutions to the chaos caused by the french revolution

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English philosopher

Biologist

Anthropologist

Sociologist

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Herbert spencer

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What was Herbert Spencer's theory about societal evolution

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Societal evolution becomes more complex and the fittest will survive over time (influenced by charles Darwin)

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Father of American sociology

Believed in eugenics

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Lester Frank Ward

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Lester frank ward was instrumental in establishing what in America

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Sociology as an academic discipline

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What kind of society did Lester Frank Ward advocate

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A planned/telic society

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2 things that would be involved in ward's planned society

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Nationally organized education

A sociologist academy

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Applied sociology

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Sociology used to improve society

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The study of population trends/growth/movement

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Demography

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Many of the countries with the highest population growth are

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Poor African countries

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U.S. growth rate in 2013

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.97

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4 factors that determine population growth

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Births

Deaths

Immigration rate

Emigration rate

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Growth rate equation

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(B-D)+(I-E)

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3 things involved in social psychology

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Leadership

Collective behavior

Social perception

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2 jobs in social psychology

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consultants

Motivational speaker

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Example of sociology as an imprecise science

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82% of prisoners are highschoom dropouts

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The 6 steps of the scientific method in sociology

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1-Ask a question

2-Formulate a hypothesis

3-build a research design

4-Collect data

5-analyze data

6-make generalizations

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The portion of the total population that the scientist studies

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Sample

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2 methods of sociological study

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Case study

Observation

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Case study

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An intensive study through documents, interviews, and observation.

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Surveys

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Accuracy is a problem but getting better

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2 reasons accuracy is a problem with surveys

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Those funding the survey

The validity of the survey questions

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Natural observation

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No involvement

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Contrived observation

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Artificial

Created to study reactions

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Participant observation

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"Inside job", sociologist becomes part of the group being studied

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7 things to think about when evaluating statements and making observations

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Who said it

Who supports/sponsors/publishes/distributes the info

Is the info specific

Is the info logical

Can the info be verified

Are your conclusions consistent with the data

Don't overgeneralize