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    interactionists focus on the micro level. The seven components of nonmaterial culture are gestures‚ norms‚ values‚ language‚ mores‚ folkways‚ and sanctions. Gestures are movements of the body to communicate with others. An example would be waving hello or frowning. Folkways are norms that are not strictly enforced. Cultural forms of dress or food habits are examples of folkways.  Language is a system of symbols that can be combined in an infinite number of ways to represent not only objects but also abstract

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    Key Concepts for Chapter 1 1. How did sociology develop? What is positivism? Sociology is the study of human behavior in society‚ and the sociological imagination is the ability to see societal patterns that influence individual and group life. Sociology is an empirical discipline‚ relying on careful observations as the basis for its knowledge. Positivism: is a system of though in which accurate observation and description is considered the highest form of knowledge‚ as opposed to religious

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    basically “guidelines” on how to act‚ what is normal behavior‚ and if anyone breaks these standards‚ their actions are considered to be unnormal or inappropriate. There are a few different types of social norms; they include folkways‚ mores‚ formal norms‚ laws‚ and informal norms. Folkways are norms governing everyday behavior and they provide guidelines on how to act in a certain culture. Mores are needed for the welfare and safety of society because they are the guidelines that society must follow or suffer

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    physical objects or artifacts . *NON-MATERIAL -aspetcs of culture is the meaning and substance inherent in culture . COMPONENTS OF CULTURE norms – are often to described as social . These are guides or model . Folkways- they are repitetive or typical habits folkways is the customary ways . Mores -as a consequence ‚ violations of mores result in disaprovable and even severe punishment . Laws- decleration of human rights . Values- represent the standards we use to evaluate

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    1. Most sociologists interpret social life from one of three major theoretical frameworks: symbolic interactionism‚ functional analysis‚ or conflict theory. Each theory focuses on a different perspective which‚ in turn‚ provides three distinct interpretations of human behavior. The main concept of symbolic interactionism is that “symbols-things to which we attach meaning-are the key to understanding how we view the world and communicate with one another”. Symbolic interactionism focuses on face-to-face

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    Swing Kids 1. Hamburg‚ Germany. 1939. The main character‚ a young‚ German man named Peter Muller‚ was very traumatized by what the Nazi’s and Gestapo (the terrorist political police of the Nazi regime founded by Hermann Göring‚ whose purpose was to persecute all political opponents of the Nazi regime) did to his father. Over the course of the movie‚ Peter went through a change; he saw his father in a new light‚ and realized what really mattered in the world around him. Peter’s father was a violinist

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    types also. Main three are informal‚ formal and folkways. Informal laws are generally understood but not precisely recorded (Schaeffer 2018‚61). Formal laws are norms that generally have been written down and specify strict punishments for violators (Schaeffer 2018‚ 61). Folkways are informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture (Sumner‚ 1959/1906). The norm I broke was actually a folkway norm which we use for daily life. Norm varies

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    The sociological imagination is a complex concept that involves many components to make it whole. One component of the sociological imagination is that it is inspired by a readiness to view the world from the perspective of others. The imagination also includes stepping back from looking at the individual‚ and instead taking a focus on the social‚ economic‚ and historical circumstances that surround the issue that could have caused the problem. Furthermore‚ the sociological imagination allows

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    Reviewer for Social Science 1 A. Introduction Behavior manner of conducting one’s self action and response to stimulation response to the environment Behavioral Sciences deals with human action and seeks to generalize human behavior in society Psychology Science of mind and behavior Behavior and mental process are interwoven Sociology Science of the society‚ social institutions and social relationships Study of human society and social interaction Anthropology Study of human beings

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    USE THE GREEN SKINNY 100 ct SCANTRON Houston Community College – Southwest EXAM 2 (ch. 3-4) – SPRING 2015 Research Methods and Culture Introduction to Sociology – SOCI 1301 Short answers and completed scan-tron due at beginning of class on Wednesday‚ MARCH 25. Choose the BEST answer. Bubble in the letter on the scantron that corresponds with the BEST answer (1 pt each) 1) While the findings of sociologists may at times seem like common sense‚ they differ from common sense because they rest on

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