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Chapter 1 What is Sociology

Definition of Sociology . Sociology is the study of human behavior in society. All human behavior occurs in a societal context in the community we live in, in the church, the school, the family, the nation or somewhere in this world.That context shapes what people do and how they think.. 2. So

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Chapter 1 What is Sociology

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    1. Chapter 1 What is Sociology? 1

    2. Definition of Sociology Sociology is the study of human behavior in society. All human behavior occurs in a societal context in the community we live in, in the church, the school, the family, the nation or somewhere in this world. That context shapes what people do and how they think. 2

    3. Sociology is a Social Science Sociology is a scientific way of thinking about society and its influence on human groups. It is an empirical discipline. Its conclusions are based on careful and systematic observations. This way of thinking is very different from ordinary common sense. 3

    4. C. Wright Mills 1916–1962 C.W. Mills coined the term the sociological imagination (1959). The ability to see the societal patterns that influence the individual as well as groups of individuals. 4

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