This document discusses various sociological concepts and theories. It explores how social identity is defined in relation to groups, how social institutions shape society, and the differences between micro and macro levels of analysis in sociology. It also mentions several sociological theories, including functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. The overall message is that sociology examines how social forces and interactions between individuals and groups influence society.
This is about the basic concepts of sociology. People can get an overview of Sociology, its' classification, its' perspective, application field, sociological development etc.
This is about the basic concepts of sociology. People can get an overview of Sociology, its' classification, its' perspective, application field, sociological development etc.
This slide show is a supplemental learning tool for a university's introductory course in Sociology. It is aligned with the content of the textbook, Discover Sociology, by the authors Chambliss and Eglitis.
• Definition of Social science/Sociology
• Sociologist
• Anthropology
• Definition of a Social perspective
• Sociological imagination
• Definition of Social interaction
• Society- definition in Reader, characteristics,
• Community- definition in Reader, characteristics,
• Urban and rural communities (interaction and differences)
• Definition of Culture
• Social structures (Status: ascribed, achieved, master; Position and role: role set, role strain, role conflict)
• Social groups
• Social institutions
• Social stratification
• Social relationships (Primary & Secondary relationship characteristics)
• Definition of Transcultural nursing
This slide show is a supplemental learning tool for a university's introductory course in Sociology. It is aligned with the content of the textbook, Discover Sociology, by the authors Chambliss and Eglitis.
• Definition of Social science/Sociology
• Sociologist
• Anthropology
• Definition of a Social perspective
• Sociological imagination
• Definition of Social interaction
• Society- definition in Reader, characteristics,
• Community- definition in Reader, characteristics,
• Urban and rural communities (interaction and differences)
• Definition of Culture
• Social structures (Status: ascribed, achieved, master; Position and role: role set, role strain, role conflict)
• Social groups
• Social institutions
• Social stratification
• Social relationships (Primary & Secondary relationship characteristics)
• Definition of Transcultural nursing
SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology 1 Course Learning.docxaryan532920
SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit I
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1. Analyze the ideas of sociological theorists in terms of their historical, economic, and social contexts.
1.1 Examine the three primary perspectives of sociology: functionalist, conflict, and interactionist.
2. Analyze the relationship between one’s beliefs and one’s group memberships.
2.1 Use the steps of scientific research to examine beliefs about a current event.
2.2 Predict how membership to certain groups affects belief
4. Evaluate patterns of behavior through sociological skills and theory.
4.1 Apply sociological imagination to determine how group membership shapes how we
perceive world events.
Reading Assignment
Chapter 1:
The Sociological Imagination
Chapter 2:
Sociological Research
Unit Lesson
On the one hand, sociology is a noun: it is defined as a body of knowledge about society that is based on
rigorous, scientific research. On the other hand, sociology is a verb: “a way of engaging with the world around
us and understanding its complexity and interconnections in new ways” (Witt, 2015, p. 20). In this unit, you
will learn about and practice the sociological imagination that is needed to study, recognize, and understand
the relationship between individuals and society.
C. Wright Mills (1959) used the concept of sociological imagination to explain the relationship between the
larger society and ourselves. Here, imagination does NOT mean make-believe. When Mills coined the term
sociological imagination, he encouraged us to look outside ourselves and to recognize that society shapes
who we are, what we think, and how we feel. Ask yourself about your beliefs in the afterlife. If you grew up in
a Hindu household, you might believe that the afterlife includes reincarnation into another person. If you grew
up in a Christian household, you might believe the afterlife is in heaven.
Using this same way of thinking, if you grew up in a Chinese American household, you may be likely to speak
Mandarin or Cantonese in addition to English. However, if you grew up in a French American household, you
are less likely to speak Mandarin or Cantonese. Rather, you are likely to speak French and English.
If we stretch our imaginations even further, we can see that a person raised in a U.S. city is less likely to be
able to grow his/her own food or drive a tractor than someone raised on a farm. Moreover, a person raised in
the U.S. is more likely to believe women are equal to men than someone raised in a more patriarchal society.
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you. This is not to say you must do this. Rather, you are encouraged to do this by social institutions such as ...
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The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
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Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Week 2 sociological imagination a new way to think
1. A NEW WAY TO THINK
SOCIAL FACTS
Social Problems
2. Trapped by Self Deception and Assumptions
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4. It’s easy for our brain to get stuck in mental loops, and the
best way to break these mental loops is to change the
reference point. We are not changing our intuitive
understanding of the problem or the core we have
identified, just how it is expressed.
We could, for example, ask: What is the best way to solve
this? But we could also ask: What is the worst way to solve
this? Each contains knowledge, and we should dissect
both.Just as a problem has forms, it also has many shapes.
Different shapes hold different truths.
5. Frequently, when we have spent a lot of time thinking
about a problem, we create a tunnel vision that rigidly
directs us along a singular path. Logical thinking
starts at one point, makes reasoned connections, and
if done well, it always leads to the same place every
time.
Creative thinking is a little different. It, too, makes
connections, but these connections are less logical
and more serendipitous, allowing for what we think of
as new thinking patterns.
6. If you don’t find the core of a problem, you
start off with all of the wrong details, which
is then going to encourage you to add
many more of the wrong kinds of details
until you’re stuck.
7. Developing Self and Social Consciousness
• Distinguishing personal problems from public issues
resulting from social structure
• Troubles versus issues: personal/ societal
• One man's death is a tragedy: 145 people killed by a terrorist
blast is a statistic.
8. Thinking like a sociologist means
looking at the world
around you in a new way.
Challenge conventional wisdom
and question what most people take for granted.
9. Coined by C. Wright Mills, this tool helps us to:
• connect our personal experiences to society at large and greater
historical forces.
• “make the familiar strange,” or to question habits or customs that seem
“natural” to us.
The Sociological Imagination
10. Imagine – John Lennon
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
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13. ○ The way individuals define themselves in relationship to groups they are a
part of (or in relationship to groups they choose not to be a part of).
○ What groups are you in? Or not in?
○ Write down a list of groups that you define you.
What Is Social Identity?
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14. ○ Social institutions are networks of structures in society that
work to socialize the groups of people within them.
○ Examples include:
○ the legal system
○ the labor market
○ the educational system
○ the military
○ the family
What Is a Social Institution?
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15. ○ Microsociology understands local interactional
contexts, focusing on face-to-face encounters and
gathering data through participant observations
and in-depth interviews.
○ Macrosociology looks at social dynamics across
whole societies or large parts of them and often
relies on statistical analysis to do so.
Divisions within Sociology
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16. Think about you own backgrounds, including
their race, gender, religion, and economic class.
How larger social forces—the economy, civil rights, religious movements, and
so on—have shaped what it means to be a person “like you”
someone with the same list of traits—in society today.
17. Functionalism, conflict theory, feminist theory, symbolic interactionism,
postmodernism, and midrange theory are all
modern sociological theories.
Theories of Sociology
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Macro Theories
19. Sociology focuses on making comparisons across cases to find
patterns and create hypotheses about how societies work now or
how they worked in the past.
Sociology looks at how individuals interact with one another as well
as at how groups, small and large, interact with one another.
Sociology and Its Cousins