SOCL 2001 : SOCL Test 1 Cheat Sheet
Document Summary
Sociological perspective/sociological imagination sociological perspective - it is the way to recognize patterns in social events and view personal experiences in the light of these patterns. Sociological imagination the vivid awareness between the experience and the wider experience. Sociology is the scientific study of social relationships, social institutions, and society. Sociology is a science, not a philosophy and it based on data. Sociology is a newer concept with borrowed ideas from other social sciences. Economics (money/other resources, market, exchange) the idea of exchange was taken from economics. Political science (social order, conflict) how people handle conflict. Psychology (symbolic interactionism) symbolism is how we interpret others and interact ex: what car you drive, appearance. Social work (basic vs. applied science) does not have science components, it is 100% applied. Discovered social physics, law of human progress (theological>metaphysical>scientific), social statics/dynamics. He did not develop sociology any further, he just had ideas that he established.
