SOCI 200 Lecture 1: Sociology 200 Final Study Guide - All Notes Lectures 1-12
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Auguste comte (1798-1857) coined the term sociology. He was inspired by rapid social change taking place around him: Democracies emerging from monarchies - nation-state building. Populations migrating from the countryside to cities - urbanization. Social institutions are the norms, values, and rules that structure human interactions. There are five core institutions in modern societies: Look for patterns in people"s behaviour: critically asses what is common sense and familiar. Must look for the strange in the familiar : examine the relationship between individuals and society. People shape society and are shaped by society, a two-way street. To yours add these working definitions of family. refers to the social relationships that people create to care for children and other dependents on a daily basis, and also to ensure the needs of adults are met (fox & luxton 2014: The family is a social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation and reproduction.
