SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Proletariat, Central Force, Protestant Reformation
4 Apr 2016
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Sociology: systematic study of human society and social interaction . Systematic study: use of theory and research methods to examine social behaviour. Theory of sociology: to understand how human behaviour is shaped by group life and how individuals afect group life. Society: large social gathering that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations . Global interdependence: relationship in which the lives of all people are closely intertwined and any one nation"s problems are part of a larger global problem. Common sense knowledge that which guides ordinary conduct in everyday life at best: idiosyncratic . Information comes from tv, media, and authors etc. Myth: popular but false notion that may be used (intentionally or unintentionally) to perpetuate certain beliefs or theories even in the light of conclusive evidence to the contrary.
