Sociology Unit 1

what happened during the 19th century that changed the way people live?

• Ruralization

• Industrialization

• The white flight

• World War II

what is sociology?

• The study of human mind and behavior

• the study of observable human behavior when done in groups

• the study of different societies interacting with each other

• the scientific study of society and the social activity of human beings

why did we create sociology?

• to help study the rapid change in living conditions brought upon by the industrial revolution

• To better understand the human mind and behavior

• to help improve our study of cognition

• To better understand why people do the things that they do

Which one of these is NOT an example sociological imagination?

• A way of seeing the world which transcends the individual and takes a sociological view of the world

• a superior form of self-activity in which the self-consciousness is produced, and is sustained by constantly observing the reflection on the actions of yourself and others

• recognizing the connections between our personal experiences and larger socio-historic forces

• learning to identify when certain phenomena are the result of structural forces at an upon an individual

Define Self Reflexivity

• A way of seeing the world which transcends the individual and takes a sociological view of the world

• a superior form of self-activity in which the self-consciousness is produced, and is sustained by constantly observing the reflection on the actions of yourself and others

• recognizing the connections between our personal experiences and larger socio-historic forces

• learning to identify when certain phenomena are the result of structural forces at an upon an individual

TRUE OR FALSE. According to sociologist, people do the things they do based upon their own choices and personal preferences

• True

• False

sociology focuses on how Institutions and norms regulate individual behavior to achieve a functioning society

• True

• False

according the sociologist, society can almost act as a play in which you the individual are both actors and audience members

• True

• False

sociological imagination exists to understand the distinction between a person's Personal Troubles and Public Issues

• True

• False

what is social constructionism?

• outward actions that are usually achieved status that people have earned

• Ascribed status that are often acquired at birth the individuals have done nothing to earn

• Anything that Deviates from what people generally see as normal

• focuses on the collective development of norms, rules, and social sanctions