SOCI 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Super Bowl Xxxi, Super Bowl Xxxii, Norm (Social)
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Sociology: study of society & human behavior. Emile durkhiem: social integration & suicide, connection between the two: inversely correlated with one another, integration - degree they are tied to society to social group, first sociology professor. Charles horton cooley: studied: families, friendship networks, gangs. This perspective will say it"s half full: example: divorce is considered dysfunctional. Cultural diffusion exist before: culture is spread from group to group through. , human exploration, military conquest, missionary work, tourism, mass media. Cultural leveling: is the blending/melting of cultures post-diffusion, cultures become more similar and less distinct. Sapir whorf hypothesis: sapir whorf hypothesis, language precedes thought, the only way you can conceptualize is thought the use of language, language influences our thinking and shapes the reality of its. Formal & informal norms: formal speaker, written down as laws, informal, 2nd set of distinctions between types of norms (relative importances to society)
