SOCI.1010 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Auguste Comte, Social Statics, Ethnocentrism
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Sociology exam # 1 (ch 1-3) study guide/notes. Auguste comte 1938: social statics: elements that give rise to order and stability, social dynamics: elements that incite progress & change. Sociology is the scientific study of social life, social changes, and social causes, as well as the consequences of human behavior. Unlike other social sciences (psychology, for example), the field of sociology is focused on studying group behavior rather than individuals. Most of life is spent belonging to social groups/organizations. Humans born with desire to communicate and interact. Many common ideas have been discredited by sociological findings: communication/interaction not *just* about biology. Iii) poverty and education have a lot to do with divorce rates. Term for the complex interactive relationship between individual experiences and public issues. Explain the elements of the social world model. List & briefly describe the major theoretical perspectives: Rational choice meanings of symbols and interact based on them micro/meso people analyze cost vs.
