Unit 5 Power Point Slides

1. Sociology Focuses on:
◦ How social relationships influence people’s
attitudes and behavior
◦ How major social institutions affect us
◦ How we affect other individuals, groups, and
organizations
◦ How societies develop and change

2. Our observations are impacted by the
personal perspectives through which we
come to view the world

3.  Knowledge that relies on “common sense”
 is not always reliable
 Sociologists must test and analyze each piece
of information

4.  Society is often responsible for many of our
problems.
 We need to learn to separate things that have
to do with personal troubles, or social issues.
 We need to become aware of the relationship
between ourselves as individuals and the
wider society
 Rather than viewing society from our the
perspective of our limited experiences and
cultural biases…
 We need to view our own society as an
outsider would

5. See general social patterns in the behavior
of particular individuals
◦ Individuals are unique…
◦ But, society’s social forces shape us into “kinds” of
people
◦ Society guides our thoughts and actions
◦ We have to look beyond the appearances of our
social world and discover new levels of reality

6.  Put on your sociological lenses and see the
advantages of a sociological perspective
 Social marginality
 Diversity in America
 Social Crisis’s
See the connection between the social forces

7. Be the change you want to see in the world
EXPLORE YOURSELF
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