SOCL 2001 Chapter : Soc
Document Summary
Study of human society (structure and dynamics -- changes over time) A successful sociologist makes the familiar strange (alien view) Coined by c wright mills, helps us: Connect personal experiences to society at large and greater historical references. Make familiar strange or to ques habits or customs that seem natural to us. Enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society . Are networks, structures in society that work to socialize the groups of people within them. Examples include - legal system labor market. Social identity the way that indivi define themselves in relationship with to the groups they are a part of (or in relationship to groups they choose not to be a part of) Philip morris company changed its name to altria. Society is better understood by determining the logic or scien laws governing human behavior, called social physics or positivism. Harriet martineau first to translate comte"s works to english.
