SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Iced Tea, Vending Machine, Learning Disability
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Study of society or a group of people. Systematic study of human behaviour and social context. The study of institutions and social structure. When people do not follow the either explicit or implicit rules created by society. A large number of people fit in society. The history of how we got to where we are. Looking at things from a historical perspective. Where did the birth of civilization take place. Group processes - the effects of being in a group. On the basis of which people get treated differently. Anything that is studied can be defined in one line. Sociology is the systematic study of human action in context. As it appears in particular historical, cultural, economic and social contexts. Sociology is - dynamic, growing discipline, full of possibilities. Understand the value of a topic that moves through multiple disciplines, and the tools that come with that. We are in charge of our own decisions.
