SOC 104 Study Guide - Final Guide: Audre Lorde, Nuclear Family, Canadian Hockey League

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Sociology has a lot to teach us about ourselves - about how we have come to be the people we are, what we value, what we desire. Sociology is the systematic study of human society and human interaction. Most of us rely on common sense knowledge to guide our ordinary conduct in everyday life. Can help us see beyond our own personal experiences. Help you move beyond established ways of thinking. Importance of global interdependence: where we live shapes the lives we lead, societies are increasingly interconnected, many social problems in canada are more serious elsewhere. Coined the term sociology and is considered the founder. Believed that people are a product of the social environment. Anomie - a condition when social control becomes ineffective as a result of the loss of shared values and a sense of purpose in society. All 3 of them employ a scienti c approach to society. Giving name to social order that existed.