Introduction to Sociology

sociology

• science that studies human/social behavior

• the ability to see a larger connection to the real world

• empathetic understanding of the means others attaches to their action.

social interaction

• how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior

• interaction between people that takes place through use of symbols.

• related disiplines that study various aspects of human social behavior.

sociological imagination

• ability to see connection between the larger world and our personal lives.

• negative consequences an element has for the stability of the social system.

• empathetic understanding of the meaning's others attaches to their actions.

anthropology

• study of past and present culture

• study of the human mind

• study of past events

psychology

• study of the human mind

• study of past and present culture

• study of the law of supply and demand and the peoples wants/needs.

economics

• law of supply and demand and the peoples wants and needs

• government

• behavior is learned.

political science

• government

• the study of past events

• culture

history

• the study of past events

• culture

• mind

sociology teaches us

• to look at society in a systematic way

• how to influence each other's behaviors

• to look at beliefs

phenomenon

• an observable fact or event

• behavior is learned

• something big that happened