[SOC 110] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 49 pages long Study Guide!
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Helps us place seemingly personal troubles( smoking, suicidal thoughts) into a larger. Importance: the future of our nation is intertwined w/ the future of other nations on. Studies societies and social interactions to develop theories about: Sociology: the systematic study of human society and social interactions. Society: large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subjected to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Global interdependence: relationship in which the lives of all people are intertwined closely and any one"s nation"s problems are part of a larger global problem. Sociological imagination: ability to see the relationship between individual expectations and the larger society social context economic, political, environmental, and humanitarian levels. Understanding diversity and developing tolerance for people who are different from us is important for our personal, social, and economic well-being. This helps us distinguish between personal and social issues.