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Sociology

Sociology. What is sociology. Study of human social behavior Study of the group rather than the individual perspective (point of view). Finish the Following Sentences. Someone who can’t find a job is ______. Homelessness is the result of_______. Immigrants come here because of______.

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Sociology

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  1. Sociology

  2. What is sociology • Study of human social behavior • Study of the group rather than the individual perspective(point of view)

  3. Finish the Following Sentences • Someone who can’t find a job is ______. • Homelessness is the result of_______. • Immigrants come here because of______. • People are violent because________. • Young people get in more accidents because _____.

  4. Examples • A young man joins a gang. • A woman divorces her husband. • A teen commits suicide. • Draw a map on the fastest way to the student parking lot.

  5. Patterns • Social Structure – the patterned interaction of people in social relationships • People behave differently in a group than they would as individuals. • Behavior in a group can not be predicted by personal characteristics • Emile Durkheim

  6. Group Conformity • Family • Friends • Peer • Work • State • City • Nation • Race • Gender • We conform to the various groups in our lives. • Members of a group will conform even if personal preferences are not the same.

  7. Sociological Imagination • The ability to see the link between society and self. • This allows individuals to not be trapped due to their circumstances. • Example • Large families • One child families • Couples with no kids

  8. Jobs in Sociology • Social Services • Community Work • Corrections • Business • College • Health Services • Publishing • Journalism • Public Relations • Government Services • Teaching

  9. Overview of Sociology Topics • Intro/ History • Research • Culture • Socialization • Social Structure and Society • Groups and Organizations • Social Control • Social Class • Race and Ethnicity Inequalities • Gender and Age Inequalities • Family • Politics and Economics • Religion • Sport • Population/ Urbanization • Social Change

  10. Will we have any privacy left? • The article describes some possible changes in how people will communicate, work, and live in the year 2025. Identify some of the future technology trends and innovations mentioned in the article. • Describe the safeguards that will be added to future technology to protect individual privacy. Do you think the methods of keeping records in 2025 will be, as the article states, “far safer and more private than anything we have ever put on paper”? • According to the author of the article, how will Americans manage to preserve their privacy despite technology innovations? Do you agree with the author’s suppositions about the American moral character? • American citizens still have expectations of privacy in their daily lives. What aspects of privacy do you take for granted today? Do you think these expectations represent a basic honesty in the American character?

  11. Important Sociologists

  12. Theoretical Perspectives

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