Sociological view
examine the whole system, rather than the parts, in trying to explain differences (variation).
Birds eye view
allows you to see patterns between people
Common western view
social world begins and ends with individuals
Organization
collections of individuals
Fundamental attribution error
to weight the “dispositional” over the “situational”
Indivudualism encourages…
intra-personal explanations
Gestait
whole is more than sum of parts
Inter-personal
between people (relationship;)
Parts are _____ but not sufficient conditions for the whole, needs the _____
necessary and relationship
Systems
parts and relationships
Parts
people located in positions in social system
Positions
shape people
Relationship between individuals and social systems
reciprocal, shape each other
Sociology is about..
understanding the intersection of choices and chances
Choices
determined by your character
Chances
determined by your position is society
Social world
invisible maze that shapes our choices, chances, and conduct
Idea
imaginary thoughts
Empirical
world of your sense
Research
looking again
Concept
abstract categories for organizing sensory experiences
Social maze
constructed of relationships
Cross cutting ties
a social location in which a persons connections pull them in a different direction
Operalization
Defines fuzzy concepts and allows them to be measured
Matrilocal
man moves to wife (cross cut)
Patrilocal
Female moves to husband (not cross cut)
How is culture realized
technology and artifacts
Culture
abstract/idealized system
Culture interpretation
how you interrupt and respond to concrete experiences
3 steps to culture interpretation
- look (experience step)
- name (cultural step)
- see (knowing step)
Culturally conditions
(look/see/know) you cannot do otherwise once done
Culture ruins..
ability to have pure experience
Why experience is NOT a good teacher
you must bring definitions to experiences, you cannot learn from direct experiences