SOCL 2001 Chapter : Exam 1 Cheat Sheet
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It is the way to recognize patterns in social events and view personal experiences in the light of these patterns. Sociology- the scientific study of social relationships, social institutions and society. People can only be understood in context of contacts, communications, and associations with others; social relationships vs institutions; macro (solution structural); micro (solution personal) Comparative perspectives: comparing situations and learning what people do the same or diff to use what we learn for other situations. Suicide rate: white rate is higher than blacks, adult men is higher than women. Development of sociology: comte (father of sociology): machine, law of physics, social physics, law of human progress (theological - >metaphysical->scientific), social statics/dynamics. Tried to apply law of physics over society. Didn"t develop sociology any further than discovering it. Monopoly, big companies own the market for that product, example: wal mart. Middle class develops at end of 19th century, marx believes middle class is false consciousness, non existent.
