Intro to Sociology

What is Sociology?

• It is the study of human relationships to each other and institutions

• It is the study of the economy

• It is the study of humans and animals

• It is the study of agriculture

People share a society if they share a....?

• House

• Culture

• Territory

• Favorite song

Jobs, Gender, Income, Age, Education, and Race all determine a person's...?

• Function

• Paradigm

• Social Location

• Doubt

A Person's Location in a Broad Stream of Events is...?

• Paradigm

• History

• Biography

• Geography

A Person's Individual Experiences is...?

• Paradigm

• History

• Biography

• Geography

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Sociology must be:

• Biased

• Objective

• Riddled with Error

• Personal

A Particular Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Stable Patterns of Social Relations Are...?

• Patterns

• Social Structures

• Social Towers

• Relationships

Sociological Imagination is?

• The Ability to See the Connection Between Personal Troubles and Social Structures

• The Ability to See the Connection Between the Government and the Governed

• The Ability to See the Connection Between Homelessness and Food Deserts

• The Ability to See Ghosts

How is the Sociological Imagination Helpful?

• It allows one to see the big picture

• It allows one to view their life in a larger social context

• It allows one to imagine a better future

• It allows one to glimpse ghosts