SOC 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: The Sociological Imagination, Auguste Comte, Spurious Relationship

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Jordan Brown

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Concepts: you should be able to define and apply the following concepts to examples on the exam. After making sure you understand the definitions of each concept i would suggest trying to think of examples where of each concepts, or cases when each concept would apply. Try to think of examples of your own that are not from class. If you are unable to think of your own examples this may be a good indication that you don"t understand the concept quite as well as you think from just the definition. The sociological imagination (you don"t need to know the questions for each step on the power point for this, but you need to know what the sociological imagination is. French philosopher, saw sociology as a scientific study. Norms- shared expectation (unwritten rules) governs behavior, collective, includes sanctions. Culture- shared set of customs, norms and beliefs that help us make sense of the world.