Sociology
systematic study of society, human
Y
social behavior and social group
how social groups and larger society
influence behavior
Sociology
does not focus on certain specific
areas of human behavior but rather
seeks to explain all human behavior that
it is influenced by social groups and
society
Sociology
Sociology (3)
systematic study of society, human
Y
social behavior and social groups.
how social groups and larger society
influence behavior
2.) It does not focus on certain specific
areas of human behavior but rather
seeks to explain all human behavior that
it is influenced by social groups and
society
Antropology
discipline that studies
human interactions within
various biomes and the ways
in which these interactions
shape social systems,
integrating perspectives
from both human and
natural science
Society (2)
formally defined as constituting a fairly large
number of people who are living in the same territory,
relatively independent of people outside their area and
participate in a common culture
independent thinking individuals
who create a structured or organized group
based on social formations such as classes,
age, cohorts, and network structures
Social forces
collective factors and influences that shape individuals’ behaviors,
attitudes, and interactions within a society.
Exaples of forces
Norms, economic inequalities l family dynamics, education systems, political ideologies, media influences
Soicial fact
A social fact is any phenomenon that exercises control over the lives of individuals due to
its being accepted as a norm by a large number of people.
Types of facts
Material and nom
Ex of facts
0 Legal systems
& Institutionalized religion
3 The nation-state
4 The nuclear family
5 Morality
6 Liberalis
STRUCTURAL
FUNCTIONALISM
Macro and mid The way each part of the
society functions
together to contribute to
the whole
CONFLICT THEORY
Macro The way the inequalities
contribute to social
differences a n d
perpetuate differences in
p o w e r
Symbolic Interactionism
Micro One-to-one interactions
and communications
Society construction predicted from based and superstructure
Comflict
Social integration
Functionalism
Interconnectivity
Functionalism
Individual behaivior is diff from collective brhaivior or conscience
Func
Spilt owners and laborers
Symbolic im
Status is based on class
S I
Logic over morality
SI
Iron cage
SI
Society includes
institutionalization.