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What is sociology?

What is sociology?. What is sociology?. Term coined by Auguste Comte in 1838. The scientific study of human social behavior Content + Methods What do we mean by scientific? What do we mean by social?. Sociology seeks to see…. …the general in the specific .

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What is sociology?

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  1. What is sociology?

  2. What is sociology? Term coined by Auguste Comte in 1838. The scientific study of human social behavior Content + Methods What do we mean by scientific? What do we mean by social?

  3. Sociology seeks to see… …the general in the specific. …the strange in the familiar. …individuality in social context. --Peter Berger

  4. Sociology asks… What is the structure of this particular society as a whole? Where does this society stand in human history? What varieties of men and women now prevail in this society and in this period? -C. Wright Mills

  5. Sociology examines.. The Macro From Global World Systems The Micro How we make meaning in every day life

  6. Sociology examines.. The inter-relationship between the two Public Issues Personal Troubles

  7. Major topics in sociology Socialization Social inequality Social institutions Social change

  8. Examples of sociological questions • How are our social institutions interconnected? • How are we shaped by the inequalities of our society? • How do politics affect what we know and our beliefs? • How are we socialized to become who we are?

  9. Careers in Sociology • Criminal Justice- • In corrections, rehabilitation, law enforcement, the justice system, parole system. • Business and Industry- • Advertising, Consumer and Market Research, Management of Non-profit organizations, Human Resources, Training and Human Development, Leadership Training.

  10. Careers in Sociology • Research and Planning- • Governmental and regional planning departments, research firms, evaluation research, public opinion research. • Government- • Social Science Analysis, Census Bureau, other federal agencies, Administration, Policy Analysis, Personnel, Homeland Security.

  11. Careers in Sociology • Agencies • -Social Services, Mental Health Services, Adoption, Child Care, Youth Services, Developmental Disability Services. • Education • Public and Private Schools, Colleges and Universities, Administration, Alumni Relations, Placement Offices, Educational Research.

  12. Careers in Sociology • Advocacy- • Environmental, Child Welfare, National Policies, Victims Rights, Labor Rights, Community Organization. • Communications- • Technical Writing, Newspaper and Magazine Reporting, Public Relations. • http://www.bhsu.edu/Academics/ProgramsMajors/BehavioralSciences/Sociology/Careers/tabid/4810/Default.aspx

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