SOCIOL 1000 Lecture Notes - Binge Drinking, The Sociological Imagination, Social Forces
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Sociology - the study of society, which includes people interacting with and being. Society people who live in a specific geographic territory, interact together, and. Social structures the recurring patterns of behavior, that people create through. What is sociology? shaped by others and their environment: one"s environment can include organizations, cultures, societies, etc. Unlike other disciplines, sociology focuses not on isolated individuals, but on individuals living in a particular social context constrained by larger social structures: social context - the time, place, and setting in which we are living. Ex: cursing is ohkay in some social contexts interaction, the exchange of information, and relationships: ex: the family or gender share a common culture and identity. Societies vary in size: ex: american society vs. the kombai in papuay new guinea. Societies coexist with other societies: we"re constantly interacting with each other.
