SOC 180- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)
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The social sciences & sociology: what are the social sciences, history, economoics, political science, anthropology, psychology, sociology, the so(cid:272)ial s(cid:272)ei(cid:374)(cid:272)es tudy people, so(cid:272)iety, a(cid:374)d just a(cid:271)out e(cid:448)erythi(cid:374)g ha(cid:448)i(cid:374)g to do (cid:449)ith , human behavior. Sociology: (definition: the scientific study of human social life, groups, and societies, observation, reasoning, tested theories. August comte: first to use the term sociology. Sociology developed in response to questions brought on by: modern societies, rapid social change and industrialization. Sociology as a science: concerns with, objective (things, to be unbiased; not influenced by personal feelings, subjective (things, how we experience things personally, personal likes and dislikes, dependent on personal feelings. Development of sociology and the study of social problems: the discipline has struggled with the role of sociologists, study social problems (as scientists) or solve social problems (as advocates) How is sociology conducted: the research process, as a science of human behavior.
