Summary: An Introduction To Sociology

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• 1 Introduction to Sociology

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• Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding what?Without understanding ___________.

  Without understanding both.

• The sociological imagination enables its possessor to __________ the larger _______ scene in terms of its _________ for the ________ life and the external _______ of a variety of _____________.

  The sociological imagination enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals.

• The social imagination is the characteristic of who?H.S

  Herbert Spencer

• In "The Sociological Imagination":What are the three questions discussed in the text that have to do with sociology?  Has to do with the structureHas to do with society and human naturePrevailing in society  

  1.  What is the structure of this particular society as a whole?
  2.  Where does this society stand in human history? 
     
  3. What varieties of men and women now prevail in this society and in this period?
     

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• Define these sociological analysis concepts:MicroMesoMacroGlobal 

  Micro - Analysis with Face to face interaction / small interactions between individuals
  
  Meso - Analysis of a Specific group, community or organization
  
  Macro - Analysis of Social systems and populations at the structural level   
  
  Global - Analysis of Structures and processes that extend beyond the boundaries of states or specific societies

• Can you give me an example of global sociological analysis?

  Climate change

• What is the sociological imagination?What does it involve?

  The ability to think and understand why you and others, as individuals, think the way you do in the broader context of history and society.
  
  It involves identifying and questioning parts of society

• Can you explain Durkheim's study of suicide?*Plea the blood of Jesus before you do* 

  • He tested the suicide rates in men and women as well as Catholics and Protestants
    
  • He found Protestants to commit the act more than Catholics
  • Concludes that the more socially integrated and connected a person is, the less likely the person is to commit suicide

• Who is Harriet Martineau and why is she important?

  • She is seen as the first female sociologist
  • She gives the woman's perspective of sociology.

• What is Positivism? Who was responsible for studying this?

  • Positivism is the scientific study of society
    
  • Scientific study relying on scientific evidence

  
  

  • August Compte