SOC 103- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 35 pages long!)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 103
• Professor: Sal Guzzo

Document Summary

Sociology the systematic study of human society and social interaction. Society a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Global interdependence a 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 a form of knowing that guides ordinary conduct in everyday life. Sociological imagination c. wright mills"s term for the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society. High-income countries nations with highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial, administrative, and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and personal income. Middle-income countries nations with industrializing economies, particularly in urban areas, and moderate levels of national and personal income. Low-income countries countries that are primarily agrarian, with little industrialization and low levels of national and personal income.