CHAPTER 1 The Sociological Point of View

CHAPTER 1 Sec-1 The Sociological Point of View

Objectives:

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Describe what sociology is and explain what it means to have a sociological imagination.

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Explain how sociology is similar to and different from other social sciences.

Sociology

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

• A wide range of topics, ideas, philosophies and theories

• Knowing yourself and learning about yourself and others as parts of society

Section 1: Examining Social Life

• Complete the Vocabulary/ key terms later in this session

• Make sure all work is in on time and fully completed

• Open up ask questions, look at life and society around you and how it affects you, use your sociological imagination, C. Wright Mills states this is a must for sociologists

• Look at the Social interaction and phenomena that is occurring daily.

Sociology and a Sociological Imagination

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

• ​Sociologists are mainly interested in Social Interaction – how people relate to one another and influence each others behavior.

• ​Sociologists tend to focus of groups rather than on the individual.

• C. ​ Wright Mills

Open Ended

What do you think Sociology is about?

Multiple Choice

The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is what sociologist C. Wright Mills called

• the sociological perspective.

• the sociological imagination.

• social interaction.

• social psychology.

Multiple Choice

What is sociology?

• It studies Humans and animals

• It studies human society and human behavior

• It studies humans and animals and human behavior

• It studies only society

Multiple Choice

Human relationships are examined by _______

• the social sciences

• all science

• natural science

• mathematics

Sociology and other Social Sciences

• Sociology-studies human society and social behavior.

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

• Lets now compare Sociology to other social sciences

Multiple Choice

The attached image most likely reflects the study of

• History

• Political Science

• Anthropology

• Sociology

Multiple Choice

Anthropology is

• the social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms.

• the comparative study of past and present cultures.

• the social science that studies human society and social behavior.

• the observable facts or events that involve human society.

Multiple Choice

These people are most likely studying

• Political Science

• Economics

• Anthropology

• Sociology

Multiple Choice

Social science that studies past cultures & present simple cultures

• sociology

• anthropology

• history

• political science

Multiple Choice

social science that studies the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their wants & needs.

• anthropology

• history

• economics

• political science

Multiple Choice

The scientific study of social structure; patterned social behavior

• Sociology

• Assumption

• Conformity

• Perspective

Multiple Choice

The Social science that studies anything related to the government is called _____. 

• sociology

• psychology

• anthropology

• political science

The 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

​The Sociological Perspective

• ​Sociological perspective – look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions.-You learn your behaviors from others

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

​The clothes that you wear.

• ​The sociological perspective helps you see that all people are social beings.

• ​ 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 

  • ​Food

• ​The sociological perspective allows you to see beyond your own day to day life by viewing the world through other’s eyes.

Multiple Choice

What do our social actions depend on and affect?

• Other's social actions

• The power of others

• The prevailing culture

• The social order

Multiple Choice

Stable enduring patterns of social relationships or social positions and numbers of people over which individuals have little control are

• Social structure

• Functional integration

• Social facts

• Social factorization

Multiple Choice

A behavior which is shaped by understanding, interpretations, and intentions and is in response to, coordinated with, or oriented toward the actions of others is a

• social structure

• social actions

• social fact

• social factor

Poll

Was this lesson...

• Organized

• objective driven

• easy to follow

• understanable

Open Ended

I understood the objectives in this lesson because I can at least recall 2 items from these notes.

List two items you learned today.

Poll

I understood the 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.

• I understood both

• I understood 1 not 2

• I understood 2 not 1

• Was I in class today, I'll review.

Homework

• Vocabulary

• Sociologist worksheet