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    Real World Sociology

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    Sociology and the Real World Chapter 1 Sociology is the systematic or scientific study of human society and social behavior‚ which includes all levels within the structure of the society‚ from large-scale institutions and mass culture to small groups and individual interactions. Howard Becker’s definition of sociology is that sociology means “doing things together." Sociologists studies how society affects the individual and how the individual affects society. Social sciences examine the social world

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    to eliminate it. Did field work and gathered information on the African American community of Philly‚ which appeared in the Philadelphia Negro in 1900. Developed theoretical understanding of radical inequality. Be familiar with Karl Marx‚ Emile Durkheim‚ Auguste Comte‚ Max Weber‚ Erving Goffman‚ George Herbert

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    The Demonic Perspective Trephining Individual who were having illusions or were delusional had a hole drilled in their skull in order to get rid of the spirits. If that person was still alive‚ the procedure was successful Witchcraft Correlated with ‘The Crucible’ where Tituba‚ Sarah Good & Sarah Osborne are accused of witchcraft in Salem‚ 1692 What to do with the witches?! Exodus 22:18- Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live Leviticus  20:27- A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit

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    Understanding the Sociological Imagination From Chapter 1 of Sociology for Everyone‚ Canadian 1/e. Bruce Ravelli. Michelle Webber. John Patterson. Copyright © 2011 by Pearson Canada. All rights reserved. Understanding the Sociological Imagination module 1 THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION module 4 THEORIES CHARLES WRIGHT MILLS AND THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION WESTERN MARXISM AND GRAMSCI’S CONCEPT PETER BERGER’S VIEW OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

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    new; old c. specific; general d. general; particular 2. According to Emile Durkheim‚ a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has: a. more clinical depression. b. less money‚ power‚ and other resources. c. lower social integration. d. greater self-esteem. 3. The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was: a. Robert K. Merton. b. Auguste Comte. c. Emile Durkheim. d. Karl Marx. 4. C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination"

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    Saint Simon Claude Henri de Rouvroy‚ comte de Saint-Simon‚ often referred to as Henri de Saint-Simon (17 October 1760–19 May 1825) was a French utopian socialist thinker. Saint-Simon was born in Paris. He belonged to a younger branch of the family of the duc de Saint-Simon. He claimed his education was directed by Jean le Rond d’Alembert‚ though no proof of this exists; it is likely that Saint-Simon himself invented this false intellectual pedigree. At the age of sixteen he was in America helping

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    Sociological Theories A sociological theory is a set of ideas that provides an explanation for human society.  Theories are selective in terms of their priorities and perspectives and the data they define as significant. As a result they provide a particular and partial view of reality. Sociological theories can be grouped together according to a variety of criteria. The most important of these is the distinction between Structural and Social action theories.   Structural or macro perspectives

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    SOCL 151 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY CHAPTER ONE – THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define the following: sociology‚ types of functions: manifest‚ latent and dysfunction‚ positivism‚ science‚ hypothesis‚ reliability‚ variable‚ independent variable‚ dependent variable‚ theory‚ random sample‚ validity‚ and replication. 2. Discuss what the concept “sociological perspective” means to sociology. 3. Distinguish between micro-sociology and macro-sociology. 4. Explain how the

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    crisis‚ and rapid change enhance the ability to see sociologically. LO 1.1 Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand that society shapes our individual lives. The Sociological Perspective: Seeing Society in Our Everyday Life Durkheim • Suicide study findings and analysis still hold true in current research studies. • Differences between those who commit suicide and those who do not is social integration. Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life Sociological imagination (Mills) •

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    Anomie: Sociology and People

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    fragmentation of social identity and rejection of self-regulatory values. It was popularized by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in his influential book Suicide (1897). Durkheim borrowed the word from French philosopher Jean-Marie Guyau. Durkheim never uses the term normlessness; rather‚ he describes anomie as "a rule that is a lack of rule"‚ "derangement"‚ and "an insatiable will". For Durkheim‚ anomie arises more generally from a mismatch between personal or group standards and wider social standards‚ or

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