Sociology: Understanding Human Society

University:
University of Ottawa
Course:
CHM1321 | Organic Chemistry I
Academic year:

2024
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268

Pages:

2
Author:

Noodle D.

Elements of Sociology 1. chapter Introduction to Sociology Sociology: The social science that studies the development, functioning and structure of human society. It examines social patterns in human practices and relationships organized according to gender, age, class, ethnicity, "race", religion and sexual orientation. - It examines and questions the social patterns observed by other people. For example, that all male nurses are gay. These social patterns are found in - social variables (age, gender, "race", ethnicity, religion, ability and sexual orientation) - social institutions (education, religion, family) - interaction of social variables \ n- In other words, how social relationships create social identity. Q: Why study sociology? - Sociologists often discuss social issues consciously and critically. This helps \ us to understand how social influence is shaped by our opinions and allow us to challenge perceptions such as stereotypes. A social issue can be same-sex marriage. n - Multicultural others of society - Peoples and other institutions Sociology is a social science that often includes work and approaches from other disciplines such as anthropology, psychology, economics, philosophy, political field. science and social work and action. However, sociology is unique because of its history, vocabulary and tools such as the social imagination. Q: What is the sociological imagination? in 1959. In the sociological imagination, society is the main concept, not the individual. - It helps us to understand individual experiences as shaped by larger social forces,\and to make connections between political and personal connections. - The sociological imagination. encourages us to move from one point of view to another - to think about "how society works" and "how society works from the point of view of my personal life. Q: What is sociology? - In the 15th century in the Middle East, Ibn Khaldun first studied a systematic approach to sociological topics. - In his book, he developed a systematic approach to different societies and their history, culture and economy.