Sociology Social Darwinism Verstehen Symbolic Interaction Ideal Type

1. Chapter 1 Reality
Connection
Emily Keefe

2. Sociology
• The study of human society and social behavior

3. Social Darwinism
• The idea that societies evolve toward perfection and only the fittest
survive

4. Verstehen (fer – SHTAY – en)
• Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes or trying to see through
someone else's eyes.
• Seeing something from someone else’s perspective

5. Symbolic Interaction
• How people use symbols when interacting
• Has three main elements: language, meaning, and thought

6. Ideal Type
• The necessary characteristics of a part of society