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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTONHOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON

THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSSOCIOLOGY

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Sociology

What is Sociology? Any ideas? What do you already know?

Sociology is the social science that studies human society and social behavior.

-Sociologists make connections between behavior and society by asking questions and solving problems.

Section 1: Examining Social Life



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Create 6-10 questions you would ask these people to better understand their society.

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Create 6-10 questions you would ask these people to better understand their society.









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Understanding the significances of

studying human behavior activity Create a list of as many things as you can think of to describe

yourself.

Review you list and then cross off everything listed that describes yourself as an individual. (hair color, academic achievements) Leave all the things that describe you in terms of your relationships with others. (positions in your family, groups and friends)

All of those items still listed are indications that we are not simply members of a society but that we also identify ourselves in social terms.



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CHAPTER 1

The Sociological Point of View


Section 2: Sociology: Then and Now



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Objectives:

Describe what sociology is and explain what it

means to have a sociological imagination.

Explain how sociology is similar to and

different from other social sciences.




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Ch. 1 section 1 Terms and People (Define and Identify)

Anthropology-

Economics-

History-

Political Science-

Psychology-

Sociological Imagination-

Social Interaction-

Sociological Perspective-

Social Phenomena-

Social Psychology-

Social Science-

Socialism-

C. Wright Mills-



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Comparing Sociology to

Other Social Sciences

SIMILAR: examines the relations between

society and culture, the individual economics,

politics, and past events which are all the focus

of one or more of the social sciences

DIFFERENT: sociologists are mainly

interested in social interaction and tend to

focus on the group rather than the individual




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Question:How can having a sociological perspective help one

look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden

meanings behind human actions?

Section: 1 Examining Social Life



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1. The sociological perspective helps you see that all

people are social beings.

2. It tells you that your behavior is influenced by social

factors and that your learned behavior is influenced

from others.

• The clothes that you wear.

• Voting for the same candidate as your

parents.

3. The sociological perspective allows you to see beyond

your own day to day life by viewing the world

through other’s eyes.




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1. Using the Sociological perspective is a fresh way of

looking at a familiar surrounding.

2. Look at paperweight / snow globe with the snow

scene in it. This represents a microcosm (a little

world) of society. You are not part of that society,

you are separated from it and therefore, are able to

see it from all angels with an objective perspective.

3. This is the perspective of sociologist. It has no

biases, no prejudices. This is how one should study

societies throughout the world.




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Question:

What does it mean to have a Sociological

Imagination?

A sociological imagination is the ability to see the connection between the larger world and one’s personal life.

C. Wright Mills describes this as:

“the capacity to range from the most impersonal and remote to the most intimate features of the human self-and to see the relations between the two.”




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Teacher Future of the worldSOCIOLOGICAL

IMAGINATION

My connection

between the

larger world and

my own personal

life.


IMAGINATION

My connection

between the

larger world and

my own personal

life.



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IMAGINATION

My connection

between the

larger world and

my own personal

life.

Individual Donating BloodSOCIOLOGICAL

IMAGINATION

My connection

between the

larger world and

my own personal

life.

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SECTION 1

Examining Social Life

Illustration IllustrationSOCIOLOGICAL

IMAGINATION

Create your own ?

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Objectives:

Describe how the field of sociology developed.

Explain how the focuses of the three main

theoretical perspectives in sociology differ.




Conflict Perspective-

Dysfunctional-

Function-

Functionalist Perspective-

Ideal Type-

Theory-

Interactionist perspective-

Latent Function-

Manifest Function-

Social Darwinism-

Symbol-

Symbolic Interaction-

Theoretical Perspective-

Verstehen-

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The Development of Sociology The rapid social and political changes that took place in

Europe as a result of the Industrial Revolution

Rapid growth of urban populations produced a multitude of

social problems

Over time, it became more difficult to ignore the effect of

society on the individual

Sweeping political, social, and economic changes caused some

scholars to question the traditional explanations of life and

attempted to prove their beliefs using a variety of methods




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SECTION 2

Question:What are the three main

theoretical perspectives in

sociology and how do the

differ in their focus?




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Three Main Theoretical Perspectives

Differ in Focus FUNCTIONALISTS – see society as a set of interrelated parts

that work together to produce a stable social system; focus on

functions and dysfunctions

CONFLICT THEORISTS – focus on forces in society that

promote competition and change; see social change as an

inevitable feature of society

INTERACTIONISTS – focus on how individuals interact in

society and on the meanings individuals attach to their own

and to other’s actions




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SECTION 2

Sociology: Then and Now

Functionalists

see society as a set of

interrelated parts that work

together to produce a stable

social system; focus on

functions and dysfunctions

Interactionists

focus on how individuals

interact in society and on the

meanings individuals attach to

their own and others’ actions

Conflict Theorists

focus of forces in society that

promote competition and

change; see social change as

an inevitable feature of society

THREE SOCIOLOGICAL

PERSPECTIVES

THREE SOCIOLOGICAL

PERSPECTIVES



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Chapter Wrap-Up

1. What is the main focus of sociology?

2. What does it mean to have a sociological

perspective and sociological imagination?

3. What are the differences between sociology and

other social sciences?

4. Identify the major early sociologists.

5. What are the three main theoretical

perspectives in sociology, and which of the

founders of sociology is connected to which

perspective?

6. What is the difference between quantitative

and qualitative research?

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Short Essay Questions

Answer 3 of the following 5 questions.1) How did Max Weber’s approach (perspective) to sociology differ from that of Comte,

Spence, Marx, and Durkheim?

2) Explain how the focus of Sociology is both different and similar to the focus of the

other Social Sciences. You must address at least 4 other Social Sciences and be sure to give

examples in your response.

3) Explain the historical factors which led to the development of Sociology as a distinct

field of study. Be sure to address changes in society at that time.

4) Identify and describe the 3 main theoretical perspectives in sociology, be sure to include

a real world example of each.

5) Explain how developing a Sociological Perspective and a Sociological Imagination can

help you in your daily life? Be sure to define both terms in your response.

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