Sociology
Study of human society and social behavior
Social Sciences
Studying human behavior, social behavior, and functions of human society in a scientific manner
Social Interaction
How people relate to one another and influence each other’s behavior
Social Phenomena
Facts or events that involve human society
Anthropology
Comparative study of past and present cultures
Psychology
Study of behavior and mental processes
Social Psychology
Study of how the social environment affects a persons behavior and personality
Economics
The choices people make to satisfy their needs and wants
Political Science
Examination of the principles, organization, and operation of government
History
Studies of people and events of the past
Impacting Internet
- Help create new form of isolation
- Broadens horizons and access to new info
Auguste Comte
Founder of sociology, studied social change and social order
Social Statics
Processes that hold society together(education, family, economics)
Social Dynamics
Processes that cause societal change(war, elections, media)
Harriet Martineau
Published “Society In America”(marriage, family, race relations, education, religion)
Herbert Spencer
Society is a set of different parts that work together to maintain system
(influenced by Darwin)
Karl Marx
Society is in two classes
- Bourgeoisie(capitalists)
- Proletariat(workers)
Emile Durkheim
Society is a set of parts with each a specific function
Suicide
First sociological study
Max Weber
Separate groups within society, also the effect of society on individual
Verstehen
Attempt to understand the meanings individuals attach to their actions
Ideal Type
Description of essential characteristics of a feature of society
Chicago School
Group interactions and impact of society in individual development
Jane Addams
Hull House:offered welfare, educational and recreational services for poor
W.E.B. DuBois
“The Philadelphia Negro”, race was an issue that needed to be addressed in society
Theories
Explanations of the relationships among particular phenomena
Theoretical Perspectives
Set of assumptions about the nature of things
Dysfunction
Negative consequence an element has for the stability of our social system
Manifest Function
Intended and recognized consequence of some element of society
Latent Function
Unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society
Symbolic Interaction
How people use symbols when interacting
Macrosociology
Study of large-scale systems or society as a whole
Microsociology
Small-group settings and the face to face interactions among group members
Globalization
Development of economic, political, and social relationships that stretch worldwide
Industrial Revolution
- Rural economy to large-scale production
- Factory replaced home
- Growth of cities
Urban Population Growth
- high number of unemployment
- housing shortages
- crime and pollution increase
- impersonal nature of city living