Soc Unit 1 - Foundations of Sociology

The scientific study of human social behavior

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Anthropology

• Psychiatry

A particular point of view

• Social Structure

• Profile

• Perspective

• Sociological Imagination

The patterned interaction of people in social relationships.

• Perspective

• Sociological Imagination

• Social Structure

• Symbolic Interactionism

The ability to see the link between society and self.

• Perspective

• Sociological Imagination

• Social Structure

• Symbolic Interactionism

Sociological Theory that emphasizes contributions made by each part of the society

• String Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Conflict Theory

• Functionalism

Sociological Theory that emphasizes role of conflict, competition, and constraint.

• String Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Conflict Theory

• Functionalism

Sociological Theory focused on people's interaction based on mutually understood symbols.

• String Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Conflict Theory

• Functionalism

Something chosen to represent something else (words, objects, gestures)

• Idea

• Symbol

• Language

• Music

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a group?

• Must have at least four people

• Share a common goal

• Share common ways of thinking & behaving

• Have regular contact

Group who is emotionally close, knows each other well and seek one another's company.

• Tertiary Group

• Control Group

• Secondary Group

• Primary Group