SOC 180 Midterm: Test 1 Study Guide
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Section 1: introduction to social problems, the social sciences & sociology. Crime, deviance, education and schools, poverty, class, race, family problems, economy and work, population, environment. Othe(cid:396) thi(cid:374)gs to thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out (cid:449)ith (cid:862) o(cid:272)ial p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s(cid:863): The social sciences study human behavior through physics, biology, chemistry, psych, politics, history, religion. What does the (cid:862) ta(cid:374)da(cid:396)d o(cid:272)ial (cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e model(cid:863) fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374)? slide 22. Sociology is a discipline that emphasizes: observation, reasoning, and tested theories. Scientific study of human social life, groups, and societies. Sociology as a science- (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374)s (cid:449)ith (cid:862)o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)it(cid:455)(cid:863) & (cid:862) u(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)it(cid:455)(cid:863) objective- independent of personal feelings (unbiased) subjective- how we experience things personally (biased) The role of sociologists- to study or solve problems; main issues. Follows some type of method of research: develop a research question 2. Conclusion (repeat) / methods of research include public records and stats, surveys, case study, participants, experiments, analysis, historical research. Crime & criminology- crime- a violation of criminal law/ criminology- study of crime.
