SOCI201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-18: Cultural Relativism, Pierre Bourdieu, Social Forces

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: kimberly gill

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Sociology : the scientific study of social behavior and human groups. Awareness of the relationship between and individual and the wider society. Ability to view one"s own society as an outsider would. Allows us to go beyond personal experiences and observations. Science : body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation interact and change in the world. Natural science : physical features of nature and the ways that they. Social science : social features of humans and the ways they interact and. Social science disciplines all focus on the social behavior of people, but each has a change particular orientation. The goal is to make broader observations as to how humans interact as groups. Sociologists study the influence society has on people"s attitudes and behavior. Seek to understand ways in which people interact and shape society. Example : global recession that began in 2008. Marital patterns - couldn"t afford to divorce or to live by themselves.