SOCI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Harriet Martineau, Collective Effervescence, Auguste Comte
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Sociology- the scienti c study of human society and behavior from large-scale institutions and mass culture to small groups and individual interactions. Sociological perspective- looking at the world through a sociological perspective. Beginner"s mind- approaching the world without preconceptions in order to see things in a new way: coined by bernard mcgrane. Culture shock- a sense of disorientation that occurs when entering a radically new social or cultural environment: coined by peter berger. Sociological imagination- ability of the mind that allows us to understand the relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social forces: c. wright mills. Microsociology- interactions between individuals and how they form larger patterns. Marcosociology- looks at large-scale social interactions and how they affect the lives of groups and individuals. Auguste comte (1798-1857: sociology should and could be understood, positivism- theory that sense perceptions are the only source of knowledge, coined the term sociology .
