SOCI 210- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 115 pages long!)
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There will be some review sessions but no official conferences. Definition: commonly defined as the scientific study of social relations. Scientific study because we really want to have a systematic approach when we look at any kind of socio-scientific question. We want a theoretical background to our study. O(cid:272)iet(cid:455): (cid:862)a group of people (cid:449)hose (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)t, reside i(cid:374) a defi(cid:374)a(cid:271)le area, a(cid:374)d share a (cid:272)ulture(cid:863) (cid:894)the te(cid:454)t(cid:271)ook(cid:895) O(cid:272)iologists do(cid:374)"t like the (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept of so(cid:272)iet(cid:455), (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it is a very broad entity. Can be a religious minority, a group of people stranded on an island, all of canada, etc. Whe(cid:374) (cid:455)ou sa(cid:455) (cid:862)so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)(cid:863), (cid:455)ou (cid:374)eed to defi(cid:374)e (cid:449)hat ki(cid:374)d of group (cid:455)ou are talki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out. There are all kinds of tensions and disagreements about groupness. Usually used to designate country-level groups (canada, us, france, madagascar, etc. ) Some people would agree while others would disagree. Most so(cid:272)iologists use the ter(cid:373) for si(cid:373)pli(cid:272)it(cid:455)"s sake (cid:271)ut do(cid:374)"t like it.
