SS Flashcards
(15 cards)
Social Studies
The study of people in relations to each other and their world.
Why Social Studies
Knowledge, Skills, Attitude, and Values
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society, togetherness, social beings, and more.
Founder of Sociolgy
Auguste Comte
Founder Social studies in the school curriculum
Thomas Arnold
What sociology offers
It provides the understanding of social issues and patterns of behaviour
Society
A group of people who lives in defined geographic area, who interact to each other, and who share a common culture.
Why study sociology
To recognize how we fit into the world and how others percieve them.
Social Interaction
A social interaction is a process of acting and reacting toward something.
Factors of social interaction
5 factors that influence social interaction are suggestion, imitation, identification, sympathy and empathy.
Examples of social interaction
The types of social interaction include exchange, cooperation, competition, conflict, and accommodation.
Social Stratification
Society’s categorization of its people into a ranking of socioeconomics tiers based on wealth, income, race, education, and power
Social Mobility
Movement of Homo Socius between social classes
Caste System
Systems of stratification where you are born into that social standing and will remain there your whole life.
Class System
System of stratification where you are placed based on your achivements and social factors.
