SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intersectionality, Ideal Type, Culture Industry

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: kimberly gill

Document Summary

Scientific study of social behavior and human groups. Awareness of the relationship b/n an individual and the wider society. Ability you view one"s own society as an outsider would. Allows us to go beyond personal experiences and observations. Science : body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation. Natural science: study of physical features of nature and the ways they interact and change. Social science: study of social features of humans and the ways how interact and change. Social sciences disciplines all focus on the social behavior of people, but each has a particular orientation. Study the influence society has on people"s attitudes and behaviors. Seek to understand ways in which people interact and shape society. People"s views can change over time due to influence. More people got married and less got divorced. Sociologists do not accept something as fact because everyone knows it . Each piece of info must be tested, recorded, and analyzed.